Women Taking the Lead

Alison Cardy is a career coach who runs an international career coaching team specializing in guiding people through career changes. Her team's work focuses on that crucial step before job searching: helping you figure out what it is you actually want to be doing with your life. She and her team have guided hundreds of people, in every industry imaginable, to innovative and functional career solut...

This past Saturday, June 17th of 2017, I completed my first Spartan Race. I did the Spartan Sprint with several family members and friends and it was just an amazing experience. And it wasn't amazing to me because everything went smoothly and as planned. It was amazing because it was really, really hard and I did it. The community, the comraderie and the overall energy of the event was something t...

Joe De Sena - the founder and CEO of Spartan Race, the world's leading obstacle racing company. Following several successful entrepreneurial adventures and a career on Wall Street, Joe moved his family to  Pittsfield, Vermont  to operate an organic farm, a bed and breakfast, and a general store for hikers. It was here his passion grew for  ultramarathon s , adventure races, and endurance events. H...

I thought the last episode of networking tips shared by the women in this community was going to wrap up the series but as I was chatting with a friend I realized there was still more to share. Bear with me because I'm going to keep going until I've wrung this topic out. Networking is so crucial to our success in our careers and in our business I don't want to leave any stone unturned. I've discus...

Maggie Patterson is a communications strategist and Chief Marketing Officer at Scoop Industries. With 15+ years' experience (11 of which as a self-employed consultant), Maggie has spent her entire career working in client-facing roles in marketing and as a copywriter. Today, she works with service-based business owners to help them implement smart strategies for business growth. She's the co-host...

After doing the 8 Networking Myths that Prevent New Opportunities and The Secrets to Make Networking Easy and while I was beginning   Where the Real Magic of Networking Happens I received a message from Shelli Warren of Sheconnex via an awesome app called Voxer . If you are not using Voxer you need to check it out. I went into the private Facebook group for the Women Taking the Lead community and...

Diane Gardner is a Certified Tax Coach and best-selling author whose proactive planning approach helps clients dodge the tax bullet. Her tax coaching sessions have resulted in a combined savings of over $1.22 million to-date — hard-earned profits small business owners would have given to the government by overpaying taxes. Diane is the co-author of the best-selling books, Stand Apart and Why Didn'...

If you've been following along with the last couple 100% Jodi episodes you've heard the 8 common myths out there about networking and you've gotten an idea of all the different types of events and gatherings you can attend for group networking. Ultimately, all of this group activity is leading to where networking has its power: the one-to-one meeting. These can be coffee dates, lunches, happy hour...

Lynda Adams has worn many hats and is never afraid to try something new in order to expand her horizons! She has been exploring personal and professional development for a number of years and has a desire to educate people how to have more fulfillment and success in all areas of their lives.  She is the Marketing Director for Essential Living Maine magazine; a host for the Portland, Maine WMPG rad...

Hello everyone and welcome to the show today. I am riding high from an interview I did on Friday with Joe De Sena, the CEO and Founder of Spartan Race, Inc. I can't even explain how amazing that experience was for me. I shared with all of you that a month ago I was in Boston for the Spartan Workout Tour. This is a free two-hour workout put on by Spartan Race, Inc. all over the country. Unannounced...

Stephanie Breedlove is the authentic voice for women entrepreneurs. She has been walking the walk of a successful entrepreneur for over twenty years. After launching a career in corporate America with Accenture, she found her true calling as co-founder and CEO of   Care.com  HomePay (previously Breedlove & Associates), the nation's largest and most comprehensive household payroll and tax firm. Her...

This past week I had a chance to connect with one of the members of our community, Hira Ali of Advancing Your Potential and Revitalize and Rise. In our chat she encouraged me to share what I know about networking. It's not a sexy topic, and most people report to dread networking. But Hira was so excited about it and assured me many women want to get better at networking so it doesn't feel so intim...

David Lee is the founder of HumanNature@Work and StoriesThatChange.com. He is the author of nearly 100 articles and book chapters on topics related to leadership, constructive conversations, and personal development. He is author of Powerful Storytelling Techniques, published by ATD press, and is currently working on a new book Courageous Conversations At Work. He is especially interested in helpi...

Hello everyone and thank you for joining me today. I have been enjoying connecting with those of you who have reached out to say hi, ask questions, say thank you, and share who you are with me. If you've reached out you know I'm asking you for feedback on what's working and what you would like to see more of. I've gotten some great feedback this week from Sonia Sng, Vice President of Product & Inn...

Andi Simon is a Corporate Anthropologist who helps executives see their companies with more observant eyes, achieve "aha!" moments, and discover new and profitable opportunities. By applying the concepts, methods, and tools of anthropology to business environments, she turns observation into innovation and revitalizes businesses seeking growth. Andi is PhD in Anthropology and tenured Professor in...

Hey everyone and welcome! I hope you are having a great week. As I'm recording this the sun is out, there is a breeze and I can hear bird song. I'll be heading outside as soon as I can to get in a jog and do some burpees. That Spartan race is not going to run itself. I wanted to share with you today some of the books that have changed my life for the better. I've read a lot of books that have had...

Lindsey Anderson, also known as One-Click Lindsey is a web strategy expert working with small business owners to help them utilize the web to produce more website traffic and leads. Lindsey is the founder and CEO TrafficAndLeads.com. One-Click Lindsey is an expert in landing pages, email sequences, search engine ranking, newsletters, analytics, social media, pay-per-click ads, websites, blogging a...

Jen   Glantz is the brains behind the business,  Bridesmaid for Hire , the heart behind the blog, The  Things I Learned From , and the main character inside of the Amazon-best-selling book,  All My Friends are Engaged . Her new book,  Always a Bridesmaid for Hire is available now for pre-order.    Jen's told her story to over  500 press outlets  world-wide, such as the TODAY Show, Good Morning Ame...

Hello everyone and thank you for joining me today. As of the day of this recording I am 2 months away from my Spartan race. I have kept to my nutrition plan and I have amped up my workouts but I'm still a little bit nervous. This Saturday I'll be going with my sister and brother-in-law into Boston for a special 2-hour training put on by Spartan Races. I get a little nervous thinking about that too...

Kara Snyder is the Strategist over at vital corps, a health + lifestyle studio located at the 3-way intersection of functional health, self-care and strategic action. Additionally, she's the creator/host of Le vital corps Salon podcast. Serving frazzled, Type-A women since 2009, Kara deconstructs the broken processes in her clients' lives, investigates why they might feel not-so-great, and co-crea...

Hello everyone and thank you for joining me today. I'm sitting here on the Sunday before this episode is being released and not quite sure which topic I want to touch upon. I'm in a head space today where instead of wanting to crank out a lot of work, which is my normal routine on a Sunday morning, I wanted to sit and reflect and do a bit of puttering as I've talked about in previous episodes. I a...

Erin Robbins has been working in analytics and marketing for the past 15 years for enterprises, agencies, and startups. She has lived around the country as well as internationally and currently calls Columbus, Ohio home. As GinzaMetrics' President & COO, Erin helps lead product strategy, sales and marketing, and organizational operations. When she's not busy with Ginza, she's likely spending time...

Hello everyone and thank you for joining me today! Let's talk Facebook Live. Love it or hate it, it has become a monumental change in the way we can communicate on social media. To be honest, I was resistant to it at first, but once I tried it I had intended to do them regularly since the fall. Well, life gets in the way sometimes. Even though it has been some time, I really do think these Faceboo...

Lolly Daskal is one of the most sought-after executive leadership coaches in the world. As founder and CEO of Lead From Within, her proprietary leadership program is engineered to be a catalyst for leaders who want to enhance performance and make a meaningful difference in their companies, their lives, and the world. Based on a mix of modern philosophy, science, and nearly thirty years coaching to...

Hello everyone and thank you for joining me! I have to acknowledge right off the bat that Women Taking the Lead's 2 nd Anniversary came and went and I didn't do anything to acknowledge it publicly. Even though I had started to make plans and got some suggestions from The Accomplished Community and my team, last week and the weekend turned out to be incredibly hectic and March 25 th came and went a...