Women Taking the Lead

Miki Feldman Simon, is a Career and Executive Coach and the founder of IamBackatWork, a company dedicated to helping women remain and return to the workforce. Miki is a seasoned professional who has held leading executive roles in human resource management, marketing, and business development. She has built and led resilient teams in high growth software companies with successful exits. Miki is a...

As the Co-Founder of D&S Professional Coaching, Debra works with interesting, talented, and successful executives from all over the globe to equip them with the tools they need to advance in the modern job market. Debra has been recognized as a resume, LinkedIn, and job search expert by The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Forbes, The Huffington Post, and many other career-related sites i...

Are you afraid of success or are you afraid of more responsibility? In this episode we're going to explore why success can be so elusive and why self-sabotage rears its ugly head in moments when success is within reach. I don't remember when I first heard the expression "Fear of Success", but I do remember being baffled hearing it. Why would anyone fear success? At that time, to me, success meant...

Stephen Josephs, Ed. D. is a leadership development expert. He is dedicated to helping leaders shape their culture and bring out people's best work in ways they haven't thought of before. He is particularly interested in the strengths women bring to their leadership roles, and he helps them build their capacities and skills to thrive in today's business environments. In his 40 years of leadership...

What guides you as a leader when you are faced with a moral dilemma? In this episode I'm going to call out some of the dilemmas we are faced with as leaders and some perspectives you can take to help you through them.   Thank You to Our Sponsors! Zebralove Web Solutions :  Your website tells a story about your business! At Zebralove Web Solutions, Milly and her team are going to make sure your web...

Stacy Henry is owner and founder of CenterBranch, a consulting and coaching firm dedicated to helping both companies and individuals perform to their highest potential. With services that include keynote speaking and workshop facilitation, women's development, and leadership and executive coaching, CenterBranch enables people to be their best so they, and the companies they work for, may flourish....

Do you prefer convenience or happiness? You may be thinking, "Both!" But the reality is our long-term happiness and satisfaction usually requires a long series of inconveniences. In this episode I'm making a case for why you actually want to be inconvenienced a lot more. Hello, I'm Jodi Flynn and welcome to the Women Taking the Lead podcast. I'm an executive leadership coach, author, speaker, work...

Hailed as "a force of nature" and "a rising superstar", Nikki Groom is on a mission to help rising women leaders recognize their worthiness, own their power, and amplify their impact – without checking their integrity at the door. She is the author of  A Power of Your Own: How to Ignite Your Potential, Uncover Your Purpose, and Blaze Your Own Trail in Life and Business , a business, brand and mark...

Are you ready for 2021? That can be a loaded question most years but this year it seems that question could easily set someone off. Given our routines have been upended, we have been through so much emotional upheaval, and the next year is uncertain , in this episode I'm going to give you a different kind of New Year exercise that is designed to support you no matter how you're feeling about the p...

Kim Langers, COO of Rastegar Property Company is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the activities of the asset management and development team, marketing, technology, business strategy, and operations, along with helping Rastegar achieve its business goals. She is also instrumental in fostering the growth of the company and building a team that takes it to the next level. Previously, she...

Shannon Kenny is a Sustainable Business Consultant who helps eco-conscious businesses grow with integrity so they can create meaningful impact while running a successful business. Growing up on the Caribbean island of Trinidad instilled a deep sense of environmental responsibility within her, and in 2017, she turned that conviction into her career with the launch of Mama Eco, a business dedicated...

In this quick episode I'm going to be direct about what's needed from you as a leader and a reminder of what you need to be doing for yourself. Hello, I'm Jodi Flynn and welcome to the Women Taking the Lead podcast. I'm an executive leadership coach, author, speaker, workshop facilitator and I have the joy to work with women leaders who want to hone the skills that will allow them to thrive in Sen...

Jennifer Brown is an award-winning entrepreneur, dynamic speaker, and diversity and inclusion expert. She is the Founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting (JBC), a strategic leadership and diversity consulting firm that coaches business leaders worldwide on critical issues of talent and workplace strategy. Jennifer is a passionate advocate for social equality who helps businesses foster healthi...

In this episode, I'm sharing some exciting news. And it's not just that I celebrated my 46th birthday this week, though that is true. I'm also sharing that my book, Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing, is now finally, finally available in Audible. Hello, I'm Jodi Flynn and welcome to the Women Taking the Lead podcast. I'm an executive leadership coach, author, speaker, workshop facilita...

Nicole Tersigni is a comedic writer who lives in Metro Detroit with her husband, daughter, and two dogs. Since childhood, Nicole has felt an intense need to diffuse uncomfortable moments with laughter, so writing a book that finds humor in dealing with tiresome, entitled men was inevitable. Drawing on her experience in improv comedy and women's advocacy, Nicole is excited to combine these worlds a...

Dr. Carmen W. Landrau is a board-certified cardiologist and professional keynote speaker who uses her experience navigating a male-dominated career, to empower women to embrace their talents and acknowledge their achievements so that they may transform into phenomenal leaders. Carmen is a keynote speaker at corporate conferences and associations events and has participated in panels, workshops and...

Ellen Miller grew up in rural Maine and is a leadership coach and operational executive for TRC Companies and Former Vice President of AVANGRID. She understands the challenges of being a pioneer and breaking trail in a non-traditional role. As a leader, she has experienced digging in, charging ahead, and rising above both personally and professionally. She is curating on Instagram, "Illuminating:...

In this episode I'm going to cover being forceful versus being influential. We all have an idea of what we want and there are many strategies we can utilize to accomplish our goal. However, in regard to using force, which many of us can default into because of the short-term gains, there are many more benefits to cultivating influence even though it takes more time and conscious intention. Hello,...

Mary Cheyne is a TEDx speaker, MBA and Transformational Public Speaking Trainer & Coach who has trained over 15,000 people in 30 cities internationally. Mary is the 2009 World Champion of Public Speaking first runner-up, out of 25,000 contestants from 14 countries and is also the best-selling author of the book , "Present" Yourself in Public Speaking – Tell Your Inner Critic to SHUT UP! And the Re...

Were you one of the people who, when the pandemic shut downs began, took a step back to reflect on how you were living your life; checking in to see if you were on the right track? If you didn't like what you were seeing, you've probably been doing some research to see what changes you could make and how to make those changes. From there, the next natural step is to get into action. When the pande...

Cara Macklin, a multi award-winning entrepreneur and business success coach has been recognized for her achievements including Women in Business Outstanding Innovation, IoD finalist Director of the Year for Innovation, Women in Business Young Business Woman of the Year and Northern Ireland's Top 40 under 40 and has been featured on BBC, Thrive Global, TedX, and in 2021 on FOX TV Both an entreprene...

Linda Fisk is a multi-award-winning leader, keynote speaker, author and university professor dedicated to amplifying and extending the success of other high-caliber business leaders. Linda serves as the CEO of Collective 54, the only national peer advisory network for owners of professional services firms, focused exclusively on growing, scaling, and maximizing firm valuation. As CEO, she accelera...

Hello there! Before we dive in, I wanted to let you know that Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing is coming soon in Audible!!  I'm crossing my fingers that it will be available by September 18 because that is my 10-year anniversary of being in business. It would be something special to be able to talk about both of these events simultaneously. Stay tuned on more information about the bo...

Malinda Gagnon specializes in launching and growing products and companies, and has 20 years of experience in business strategy and digital communications. She is the CEO and Founder of Uprise Partners, a consulting and investment firm specializing in engineering, IT and marketing. At Google, she was a founding team member of the advertising technology organization in Cambridge, MA. At WPP/GroupM,...

Meredith Bell has been an entrepreneur since 1982, and she's an expert in helping companies develop the people side of their business. Meredith is co-founder and President of Performance Support Systems, a global software company based in Virginia. Meredith heads up marketing and sales for the company. Over the years, she's served as an informal mentor and coach to the coaches, consultants, busine...