Women Taking the Lead

Alexis Robin is the Co-Founder of pLink Coaching Center for Excellence, an executive coaching firm specializing in leadership and organizational development at the individual and collective level. She is a published author of Leap of Faith, Cultivating Your Brave Heart , and radio host of The Bright Side, A Life Coaching Radio Show . When she's not working, you can find Alexis at her home in Lake...

Dr. Jamie Orr is a successful entrepreneur, physicist, and educator with expertise across a wide range of technical fields. She is passionate about helping young companies and students alike to thrive and discover their potential. She is a co-founder of Mountain Lab, Lake Tahoe's first co-working space and innovation hub. Jamie also teaches courses in physics, mathematics, chemistry, and green sus...

I am a logical person and one of the most useful tools when applying logic is deduction - the process of ruling out. Deduction is very effective. So effective we call the ability to use this process as one's "powers of deduction." In the workshops I do with young leaders I ask them, "Who do you want to be as a leader?"  They are often stumped by this question and often times respond with, "I'm not...

Everything Chloë Thomas does is focused on eCommerce strategy and marketing. She is the author of four books, speaker, and host of the eCommerce MasterPlan Podcast. Her latest bestselling book is, Customer Manipulation: How to Influence your Customers to Buy  More and Why an Ethical Approach will Always Win . Key Takeaways: [2:45] Manipulation encourages people to do things. We are all manipulator...

Lauren Copeland is an empowering Life and Clarity Coach for amazing women who feel the call to be more, do more and live more! By working together, we discover what your 'mores' really are in life and business, how you can make them happen, and pursue the life you love without sacrificing your unique self. Playing Small Moment Lauren knew the 9-5 was not for her and she was excited to get the oppo...

Suzanna McGee is a former Ms. Natural Olympia bodybuilding champion, now a competitive tennis player, author, speaker, raw vegan athlete, and performance and injury prevention specialist with over 25 years of experience. She is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine and holds a Certificate in Plant Based Nutrition from Cornell University. She is also the author of Tennis Fitness for...

Jessica Williams is a career and leadership coach for women and founder of The Superwoman Project where she is dedicated to helping women declare ownership over their professional lives to achieve more money, success and joy. Jessica holds a Master's Degree in Strategic Communications from The University of Oregon, is a Certified Martha Beck Life Coach and a 200-hour Certified Yoga Instructor. She...

I'm just going to bottom line it. Taking care of yourself – body, mind, and soul – is the foundation of being  and  feeling successful. People often dismiss this key component of success because they become overly focused on the end result – a new job, a career advancement, another degree or certification. And if you're in my tribe of entrepreneurial minded, Type A, ambitious women, you know this...

Carrie Hartunian works with business owners and entrepreneurs to develop accelerated growth strategies in highly competitive industries. She creates and executes strategic growth plans,   directing integrations and marketing automation, as well as   manages projects and establishes benchmarks for success. Her expertise in fostering winning cultures, increased productivity and reducing costs in mis...

Steve Forbes, the Editor-In-Chief of Forbes Media has called him a "Grand Master" of communications skills and Elite Books has called him "One of the fifty most influential business thinkers today". Dave Frees is an attorney, author, entrepreneur and speaker who has lived a fascinating life that took him across the globe and exposed him to master communicators, persuaders, and negotiators in hundr...

In this episode, I welcome Michelle Dutro to the show. Michelle was a military veteran by the age of 22 and she joined the fire department at the age of 35.   Michelle has always been determined to pursue her dreams. She has spent more than a decade working in a field of preventative medicine which has spurred her to emphasize the importance of good health. Her goal is to inspire and motivate othe...

Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Alicia Cuello, a National Conference Speaker, a facilitator, and coach who specializes in non-verbal communication. She has spent over 20 years reading and interpreting body language and she is the host of the popular podcast series Body Language for Sales Success . She earned her Master of Human Resource Management degree from the University of Houston....

Welcome to this 16th bonus episode for Women Taking the Lead. In the last bonus episode I talked about how it's so important to have a picture in your mind of what success is going to look like and a sense of how you are going to feel when you get there. I also did a guided exercise to help you with that so if you have not listened to that episode yet go back and listen to Bonus Episode: A Future...

Today I am pleased to talk with C S Wurzberger, also known as the Green Up Girl. C S is on an important mission to inspire people to care for the earth and its animals. She offers earth-friendly, adventure-packed activity packs for children, teens and adults so they can safely explore the earth and its animals. She does this by hosting podcasts and publishing a series of how to Greenup guides . Sh...

Karen Jehanian is the Owner/President of KMJ Consulting Inc., an innovative transportation engineering consulting firm located outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm focuses on improving mobility. She began living her true passion as an entrepreneur at 8-years-old. She likes to be the best version of herself and continually improve, while helping others to do the same. In her spare time,...

Paula Gosney is a writer, businesswoman, feminist, warrior, speaker and mom. At 11-years-old she was sent to boarding school, and during her teenage years she became the victim of sexual assault. Her 20's were spent seeking pain relief through a mix of hard drugs, alcohol, and personal development masters. She established her first business at 21. Her current endeavor, Belief School, is an accumul...

Nicole Hoglund is a marketing + small business coach. Her experience in marketing started out in 2008 and has evolved as the industry has changed over those years. She loves all things that deal with your brand and getting your message out into the world through online marketing. She believes that attracting the right customers to your website through strategic intentional content marketing is how...

Welcome, welcome I'm excited to have you here with me because I'm talking about something I really enjoy talking about: imagination. I've talked previously about how the women I work with all have a vision of themselves achieving success. There is some image they have in their mind that represents the moment when they've made it. Not only do they see themselves achieving success they imagine what...

Deedra Determan has 20+ years of marketing experience starting on the agency side at Ackerman McQueen Advertising Agency to 10 years in the television industry. Deedra went on to launch niche websites for moms including 918moms.com, 405moms.com, and MoneySavingQueen.com with over 100,000 moms visiting the websites each month. Deedra then followed her true passion in launching D2 Branding, an innov...

Emily Mottram grew up in Pennsylvania and received her degree from Penn State University. In 2007, she and her husband moved to Maine where her passion for functional, yet beautiful spaces led Emily to start Mottram Architecture and start pursuing design with an emphasis on cold climate building. She is licensed in Maine, Pennsylvania, and New York. Her burning desire is to design simple, attracti...

Kharisma Aro is the founder of the Dare to Be Iconic Academy and Publisher of the forthcoming, Kharisma Magazine. As a Visibility Coach and Iconic Brand Strategist, Kharisma helps conscious entrepreneurs get visible and to build an iconic brand that stands out, aiming to give them the income, impact and freedom lifestyle they desire. The Kharisma Show, a 5-day per week business and lifestyle podca...

Osayi Emokpae Lasisi is the creator of Happy People Happy Profit, h elping create people-systems and strategies for hiring and retaining the right people. She is also the HR Director of Havilah Open Door Limited, an organization with over 3000 staff members, and a recovering U.S. attorney who found that she was more passionate about people than contract agreements. Some of her books include, Inves...

Today we are talking about Time vs. Energy. I don't know if you can claim with full confidence that you have plenty of time but I have yet to hear that said or see it written anywhere. We're all wanting more time and we never seem to get it but I'm going to propose we're looking for the wrong thing. Rather than time, which is largely out of your control – how many of us have wished for an extra ho...

Caitlin Pyle is a 29-year-old former desk zombie, business transformation consultant, and creator of ProofreadAnywhere.com, home of the Transcript Proofreading: Theory and Practice ™ online course on how to work from anywhere by proofreading transcripts for court reporters. An authentic, yet effective content marketer, Caitlin turned Proofread Anywhere into a 6-figure blog/business within 3 months...

A lifelong entrepreneur, inventor, author and coach, Don Hutcheson, created the Discover Your Talent—Do What You Love podcast to help people find their talents and use them to build a career of success, satisfaction and freedom. Don has never had a "boss" and has created 6 innovative companies in advertising, publishing, coaching and career planning – and now on the Internet – over the last 35 yea...