Movement Makers With Nikki Groom: Recent Episodes
Nikki Groom: Business, Brand & Marketing Strategist
Movement Makers is a top-rated podcast for leading experts who are serious about increasing their influence, income, and impact.
Inspired by her work helping high-potential leaders connect the dots between their purpose and their work, host Nikki Groom brings you thought-provoking and inspiring conversations about topics like turning being an outsider into a superpower, unlocking your voice as a trusted thought leader, becoming a powerful force for change, and so much more.
This week, I’m joined by psychotherapeutic counselor, Grace Quantock. Grace is an amazing coach and writer who specializes in helping people live well in tough times, and manage complex trauma and chronic illness without burnout or blame.
In this episode, Grace joins me for an insightful conversation about what it means to live well in trying times, the importance of reclaiming your self-agency, and how to navigate burnout while you fight for social change.
My guest today, Dr. Nika White, says, “Diversity, equity, and inclusion is not just a checkmark for good business; it’s a way to transform the world.” As an award-winning management and leadership consultant, keynote speaker, published author, and executive practitioner for DEI efforts across the business, government, nonprofit, and education, Nika helps organizations break barriers and integrate diversity into their businesses.
The heart of Nika’s work, which you’ll hear all about in this episode, addresses the ability to create transformative environments with intentionality around inclusion. During our conversation, Nika breaks down what it means to be an inclusionist and shares how you can become a true ally, no matter where you are on your DEI journey.
If you’ve been running a business in the online space for any length of time, you’ll know that a lot of people use outdated marketing methods when promoting things like summits—methods that, quite frankly, feel manipulative rather than relational. In today’s episode of the Movement Makers podcast, I invite Dawn Serra, CEO of Radical Summits, onto the show to talk about how entrepreneurs can create successful, ethical, and inclusive online events and summits that prioritize relationship-building over getting butts in seats.
When Dawn speaks, everything she says is gold. We also talk about manipulative marketing practices, anti-capitalist pricing, accessibility, and why list building shouldn’t be our only focus.
What happens when your career, or your business, becomes your entire identity? Boundaries get blurred, you feel guilty saying no, you avoid conflict, and your happiness becomes defined BY your work, and how successful you are—or are not. Joining me for a conversation about how to uphold your boundaries and level up your influence, is executive presence coach and founder of Copper + Rise, Joanna Lovering.
In this episode, Joanna opens up about her childhood and her relationship with her mother, her relationships at work, in her career, and as a business owner, and dissects the enmeshment that connects them all. We also talk about how we can choose to show up differently, develop a sense of agency, and determine our true priorities.
Brand Scientist and digital diplomacy advisor N. Chloé Nwangwu joins me on the podcast this week. Chloé is the founder of NobiWorks, a brand awareness consultancy, and a writer and researcher who has advised everyone from small island nations and the first refugee delegation to the UN to small, black-owned mom-and-pop shops. She’s passionate about helping people overcome systemic barriers to visibility, influence, and success and bridge the gap to where they’re meant to be. In this conversation, we talk about Chloé’s experience as a mediator during the Yemen Civil War, the reality of invisibility taxes for underrepresented BIPOC and women-led businesses, her issues with “niching”, and a different way to think about generating influence.
I have a special episode for you this week! Brooke Monaghan is the host of the podcast Transcend Your Dichotomy. She recently invited me to be a guest on her show to talk about owning your message and making a bigger impact in your work and in the world. Brooke was gracious enough to allow me to share our conversation on this week’s episode of the Movement Makers podcast. During our conversation, you’ll hear us discuss some of the challenges folks experience around visibility and how it’s important that we encourage them to step into their full potential without the fear of making mistakes.
Tune into this episode to discover how neuroscience helps us better understand why people behave the way they do - especially when it comes to motivation and reward - and how we can use those insights to engage audiences. Kendall earned her Ph.D. from Columbia University, where she researched the cognitive neuroscience of learning, memory, and decision-making. She went on to launch FathomCo to support companies that are working to make meaningful progress on the world’s biggest issues—including education, health care, climate change, and DEI. Listen in to learn more about how you can make a bigger impact by using human behavior, science, and creativity to inform your next steps as a business leader.
Have you ever wanted to write a book? In this episode, Bryna Haynes joins me to talk about book publishing for world changers like you. Bryna is the Founder and CEO of WorldChangers Media. As a nationally known book strategist, speaker, ghostwriter, and editor with over 15 years of experience in the field of transformational nonfiction, Bryna has helped hundreds of thought leaders, teachers, and enlightened entrepreneurs to deliver their messages through bestselling, impact-driven books. Tune in to hear how great books can not only change lives, but also topple outdated paradigms and build movements—and why you shouldn’t wait for the perfect time to start writing.
Heather R Younger is the Founder and CEO of Employee Fanatix, a leading employee engagement and consulting firm. She is also a highly sought-after keynote speaker, a diversity, equity, and inclusion strategist, and one of the world's leading experts on listening at work.
In this episode, Heather joins me for a conversation about mastering the art of active listening to ensure the people we interact with feel heard and valued. And we discuss why it’s the choices we make that help us develop the fortitude we need to persevere—even in uncertain times. Plus, Heather offers advice for listeners who want to get their foot in the door as successful speakers and consultants. Do not miss this episode!
Brooke Monaghan is a business coach, consultant, and podcaster who helps entrepreneurs and leaders bring their greatest gifts to the world, align with their values, and honor the lifestyle they want. She loves working with business owners who see and do things differently, because she believes that quality alone makes folks uniquely equipped to challenge the status quo and add incredible value.
In this episode, Brooke joins me to talk about what it means to unlearn the conditioning that encourages entrepreneurs to ditch their instincts, intuition, and integrity in favor of seeking a “savior” who will teach them how to do business the “right way”. And she shares the importance of trusting in yourself, so you can take strategic action toward your larger vision.
In this episode, I'm joined by regenerative business designer and holistic business coach, Helen Tremethick. Helen works with entrepreneurs who are ready to show up more fully and authentically in their lives and businesses. Since 2011, she has worked with hundreds of business owners using a proprietary methodology that combines contemporary business strategy, value-based business models, and a hefty dose of what makes you unique.
We talk about Helen’s life on a permaculture farm in the Canadian countryside, as well as what it means to go from being stuck to beyond sustainable, how to identify your Key Personal Indicators, and what it means to create a thriving business ecosystem.
Jadah Sellner joins me for a conversation about growing your business without hustling. In this conversation, Jadah offers alternatives to the hustle culture while stressing the importance of having a self-care menu in order to grow your business and nourish your life.
Jadah is a best-selling author and has recently released her latest book, She Builds: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life. She is a business coach, sought-after international keynote and TEDx speaker, and host of the Lead with Love® Podcast. She’s been featured in O: The Oprah Magazine, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, CBS’s The Doctors TV, and on the cover of Women’s World. Jadah is on a mission to redefine the future of work by leading with love in business and life.
Liuba Grechen Shirley is the Founder and CEO of Vote Mama, the nation’s first Political Action Committee dedicated to electing progressive moms up and down the ballot, as well as the Founder and CEO of Vote Mama Foundation, the leading source of research and analysis about the political participation of mothers in the United States.
In this episode, Liuba joins me for a conversation about normalizing mothers of young children running for office, how to encourage political empowerment, advocating for family-friendly policies, and supporting women in their mission to take up space at the congressional table.
Cher Hale is the founder and director of Ginkgo PR, an agency using public relations to create a more equitable media landscape. Cher joins me this week for a conversation about expanding the visibility of your business and brand by being a podcast guest. Cher is here to share some of her expertise and knowledge on the topic by helping you pitch your story and your message.
We also discuss the reality of diversity and inclusion in the PR space. As a Taiwanese-Black American woman, Cher is passionate about leveraging the power of the media to take back narratives that have been traditionally told for historically-excluded authors and entrepreneurs.
In this episode, Greg Faxon, one of my earliest podcast guests, returns to the show! Greg helps coaches fill their client roster and increase their income with honest sales and marketing. He’s also the author of Don't Let the Fear Win: How to Get out of Your Own Way & Grow Your Business… Fast.
Greg joins me for a conversation about simplifying your business in order to foster growth. He shares why he decided to quit social media marketing and discusses how understanding your coaching archetype can help you reach your highest potential as a business owner. This is an insightful episode you don’t want to miss.
Today, we’re talking about how to use your personal setbacks as fuel for your entrepreneurial endeavors. Dr. Masachs Boungou is the author of The Power of Personal History: Turning One’s Life Tragedies Into Triumph, in which he shares his moving story of escaping civil war in the Republic of the Congo, going on to become a Fulbright Scholar at Brandeis University, and recently receiving his Ph.D. in Global Studies from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
Masachs has gone through personal tragedies, set-backs, and hard-won triumphs. He has come out the other side determined to create a better future for himself and inspire others to do the same. This interview is a reminder to view your history as more than just your past, but instead a way to propel you forward and create the future you desire.
We’re back after a short summer break, and I’m joined by Elsa Isaac, an NYC-based fashion and image stylist who believes style is all about self-expression. In fact, she empowers all her clients to celebrate their individuality through the way they dress. Today, we discuss the relationship between confidence and style, how style can work as an extension of your brand, and how to get started with personal style for yourself.
Elsa has built a noteworthy portfolio, having bestowed her stylish magic on everyone from Marie Forleo to Lenny Kravitz, Katie Couric, and Kris Carr. Her passion is helping successful career women and entrepreneurs revamp their wardrobes in order to create show-stopping ensembles that flatter their unique body shapes and lifestyles.
Amy Walsh is an artist, educator, and the Founder of the Bureau of Tactical Imagination, where she helps unconventional small business founders learn the skills of branding and creative processes, so they can make a meaningful contribution to the culture while building tiny-but-mighty businesses.
In this episode of the podcast, Amy joins me for a discussion about what it means to build a visionary brand and be the creative director of your own business. She also shares how you can strengthen your creative confidence, and explore different ways of running and marketing your small business.
In this episode of the podcast, Tiffany Yu joins me for a conversation about disability advocacy, economic justice, and collective liberation. She talks openly about how she came to own her personal disability story, and highlights how we can embrace adversity in even the most difficult of circumstances.
Tiffany has been named one of the "100 most influential Asian Americans of 2017," one of "100 visionary leaders," and a "women of influence" honoree. She has been featured in Marie Claire, Forbes, the Guardian, the Ford Foundation, and The Wall Street Journal, and has spoken at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, TEDx, and Harvard.
Tiffany is an incredible spokesperson for inclusion and allyship, and developing pride around disability. In this episode, she shares how her obstacles are the greatest things that have ever happened to her, and how everyone can be an ally for disability justice.
Becoming an inclusive leader is not a final destination. It’s a lifelong learning experience and commitment. When it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion work, many of us are practicing and are bound to make mistakes. In this episode, Jennifer Brown, award-winning DEI advocate, author, and speaker, joins me for a discussion about DEI work and leadership. She shares how to embrace DEI from a humanistic perspective in both our personal and professional lives, and reinforces that all of us have the power to make a difference.
As the Founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting (JBC), a certified woman- and LGBT-owned firm, Jennifer and her team design and execute inclusion strategies that have been implemented by some of the largest companies and nonprofits in the world.
Are you passionate about a topic, or have a story you’ve been yearning to share? Podcasting might be the medium for you. But if the idea of starting a podcast is scary, this week’s guest has some words of encouragement for you. Podcasting industry veteran Elsie Escobar joins me this week to talk about all things podcasting, including podcasting as a medium for amplifying underrepresented voices. Together, we discuss some ways in which we can all join together in collective action to make our collective voices heard.
Elsie has been podcasting for 15 years and is an inductee to the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame. She’s also the Co-founder of She Podcasts, a podcasting community for women and non-binary folks that has over 21k members and a corresponding podcast and conference.
If you’ve been feeling the need to be more present in your body, or simply slow down, this episode is one you won’t want to miss. Abigail Rose Clark, the developer of The Embodied Life Method™, joins me for a conversation on how we can bring more time for integration and rest into productive work environments.
Abigail works with individuals and organizations to teach embodiment as a practice and a responsibility. She focuses on helping people truly inhabit their own skin and, in doing so, re-enter a true relationship with the world.
As you listen to this episode, you’ll learn how to be more present with yourself and the world around you, how to have deep and meaningful conversations and tune into the physical self in order to become calmer and settled in your everyday life.
Key takeaways:
- We can change culture simply based on the way we interact with one another
- What it means to come home to your body and what it looks like in practice
- The importance of moving away from binary thinking to full-spectrum thinking
- How to approach productivity differently in order to be more kind to ourselves and our bodies
In this episode of the podcast, I’m joined by Ronna Detrick, who invites us to become more aware of the stories we tell about ourselves and empowers us to parse out which ones work for us and which ones don’t. She says that when we heal the stories from our past, that is where true discernment comes in.
Ronna has been a senior executive with two different organizations, offered multiple keynotes, trained thousands of people, and given a TEDx talk on Redeeming Eve. She founded her own business 13 years ago where she writes, speaks, and coaches - focusing on powerful women, their stories, and their capacity to change the world.
During our conversation, Ronna shares some ways in which we can reshape the stories of our past, and live in a more integrated and powerful way. She encourages us to ask bold and deep questions like, “What if you embraced the wholeness of who you are?"
Ronna believes women’s re-visioned stories and lives are what impact, heal and transform the world. If you do too, tune in now and leave a review if you enjoyed this episode!
Dave Ursillo is someone who I have been privileged enough to know for a number of years as a friend, yoga teacher, writing instructor, and also book coach, when I began to think about writing A Power of Your Own. Dave is a masterful storyteller and has been using storytelling throughout his career.
Together, we talk about the ways in which we can use storytelling to drive meaningful change. Through the art of story, we explore the gradual evolution of entrepreneurship and how we can deepen into the work that's calling us forward. We also discuss how stories help us better relate to one another. Finally, we touch on how to reframe stories (aka shadow work) to our advantage.
What would it mean if you could thrive deeply while staying true to who you are? That’s just one of the questions Tanis Frame helps us to answer this week on the show. She also helps us reconsider what it means to have an impact, and shares how we can do this by inviting more play, wonder, and curiosity into our lives.
Tanis Frame is a sought-after speaker, leadership coach, and creative play facilitator. She believes thriving starts with deeply aligned and integrated personal leadership - without which we can’t effectively (or sustainably) lead anyone.
Tanis also believes that leaning into joy is our sacred responsibility, and that play is the way home. When we decide to thrive, we play by a different set of rules. We explore these rules and teachings during our thought-provoking conversation.
Now, more than ever, we’re seeking ways to maximize our productivity and build more time into our already busy days. This week on the podcast, I’m joined by virtual CFO and business operations expert Susan Boles, who helps founders implement unconventional strategies to save time, boost profit, and increase their capacity. In this episode, we explore the importance of automating your backend processes, so you can cut down on extra legwork, and scale back the amount of work on your plate. Susan also challenges us to think of new ways of operating and packaging our services, so we have the ability to take valuable time out. We also talk about the intersection between making financially healthy decisions for your business and making decisions that support your business’ growth. Tune in to hear some of Susan’s refreshing ways to think about being in business for yourself, and learn how you can make more informed, intentional choices that give you the space to be fully human.
Have you been struggling to differentiate yourself? In this bonus episode of the podcast, I’m going to show you how to uncover your hidden value and communicate what you do with confidence, so you become known as one of the go-to experts in your field.
Maybe you've noticed that many of the people you follow seem to be immediately known for one thing, but you're still struggling to figure out what your “thing” is. There's no shame in that, and I’m here to help. Because when you can position yourself in an unforgettable way, you’ll have what it takes to start scaling your influence, income, and impact.
I’m excited to bring you this special episode so that you can strengthen your personal leadership brand, build an unforgettable thought leadership platform, and confidently make your mark.
What if I invited you to think about perfection in a whole new light? You see, perfection isn’t inherently good or bad; it’s simply a survival tactic we’ve developed out of necessity. In fact, this week’s guest, Audrey Holst, invites us to think less about how perfectionism shows up in our lives, and more about the impact it has on our wellbeing and the world around us.
In this episode, Audrey and I go beyond mindset to address perfectionism’s impossible standards, and how these standards keep us from reclaiming our energy and agency. Audrey shares the different Perfectionism Archetypes, and how understanding what yours is can help you reconnect with your own unique Operating System. We also talk about perfectly hidden depression, and what it means to access joy — even in the midst of grief and heartache.
If you’ve ever wanted to play bigger in the world of business, this episode is for you. Podge Thomas is a business coach and management specialist. She works with women business owners to help hire and grow strong teams in order to find financial, systemic, and structural sustainability. Podge joins me in this episode for a conversation about how to lead with integrity and altruism, and how to bring our full selves to everything we do. Her mission is for women-owned businesses, especially, to realize they don’t have to take the old way of doing things and make it better. Instead, they can create a whole new experience.
Everyday responsibilities, coupled with the ongoing pandemic, have created an inordinate amount of stress for a lot of us. Joining me to discuss mindfulness, and how you can create lasting positive change in your life, is Certified Human Potential Coach and Mindfulness Facilitator Carrie Zarotney. We dive into the habit of meditation, including how it can help you bridge the gap between where you are and where you would like to be. We also talk about the importance of encouraging mindfulness practices at work, in order to help everyone do their best, feel motivated, and work with purpose.
Beauty and business aren’t two words you’d necessarily marry together when thinking about branding and business growth. Steven Morris, the author of The Beautiful Business, has a different perspective. According to Steven, a beautiful business is one that embraces harmony, magnetism, and is aligned with the laws of nature and your personal values.
If you’ve ever wanted to incorporate video into your business, but were afraid to take the plunge, then you’re going to love this episode. This week, Emmy Wu joins me to talk about how to fuse storytelling and video together in order to elevate your brand and make a bigger impact. She is a video storytelling strategist and producer who helps visionaries reach a bigger audience, do more of the work they love, and have a proven plan that flows towards focused sustainable, burnout-free growth.
If you could infuse your work with more curiosity, what would that look like? That is just one of the questions I explored with this week’s guest, Monica Kang. Monica is a creative educator who is transforming today’s workforce through the power of creativity.
In this episode, Monica walks us through what it means to live in flow, how we can live our purpose and thrive at work, and how to ultimately become the designer of our lives.
Writing a book is an accomplishment, a milestone, and a big undertaking. In fact, many first-time authors can be intimidated by the process. Joining me this week to discuss what to consider when writing your first book is editor extraordinaire Amelia Forczak.
Amelia is the founder of Pithy Wordsmithery and was also a big part of my book-writing journey. In this episode, we explore the book-writing process, mindset shifts authors must overcome, and aligning your business vision with your book.
What if I told you that there’s nothing you need to fix about yourself because you’ve never been broken? In fact, the things that have been holding you back have nothing to do with you and everything to do with intergenerational trauma, oppression, and the patriarchy?
This week, Dr. Valerie Rein joins me to discuss just that and other topics from her ground-breaking book, “Patriarchy Stress Disorder: The Invisible Inner Barrier to Women’s Happiness and Fulfillment.”
This episode will expand your way of thinking, help you to realize you’re not alone, and allow you to get in touch with your innermost desires, so you can heal once and for all.
What does it mean for us to reclaim our power and unlock our highest purpose? In his new book, “Permission to Glow: A Spiritual Guide to Epic Leadership”, executive coach and meditation expert KC Carter returns to the podcast to show us how to transcend overwhelm and disruption, step into our full potential, and become a guiding light for others. Tune into learn how you can expand your capacity to lead, hold more of what life throws at you, and simultaneously unleash the collective power of others.
Life has not always been smooth sailing for Alexa Carlin. A near-death experience taught her to turn obstacles into opportunities and inspired her to write her new book, “Adaptable: How to Lead With Curiosity, Pivot With Purpose, and Thrive Through Change.” Alexa is a nationally recognized speaker and Founder & CEO of Women Empower X, who is on a mission is to make a difference in at least one person’s life every day. In this interview, she shares how she built her following to more than 150,000 people.
This week’s guest is Alice Karolina, the founder of the Ethical Move: a new and evolving movement creating an ethical marketing standard to live alongside Organic, Fair Trade, and B-Corp. Alice is also a talented brand strategist on a mission to help businesses create cultures of meaning instead of more. It takes courage to leave the status quo behind and create a brand rooted in purpose and vision. In this episode, Alice shares how you can grow your thought leadership in a way that is in alignment with your values AND the greater good.
When you’re living in alignment with your purpose, everything falls into place. That was Alezandra Russell’s experience after she visited Thailand and decided to do everything in her power to help restore, rebuild, and empower the lives of boys affected by human trafficking. That turning point led to her non-profit, Urban Light, and resulted in her being awarded the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice. In this episode, we talk about what it means to have an impact—even if you start small.
People do business with people—and the more “You” you can be, and the more you weave who you ARE and what’s important to you through everything you put out into the world, the better. Why? Because people get to know the real you, and start to trust you. In this episode, I talk with marketing strategist Krista Ripma about how you can turn real relationships with customers into actual sales. We also break down the three parts of a successful launch, and what an effective social media strategy should look like.
Now more than ever, social purpose has become an urgent leadership imperative. In this episode, I interview seasoned business executive Emily Chang, author of the bestselling book, The Spare Room. Over the past 21 years, Emily’s job—with renowned companies like Procter & Gamble, Apple, and Starbucks—has introduced her to 16 different young people in need, who she has been able to provide with sanctuary in her family's spare room. Emily shares how you, too, can identify your legacy and lead with purpose.
Are you ready to do sales differently? Well you’re in luck, because today’s guest is Allison Davis, a sales trainer and coach who has 20 years of experience at companies like National Geographic, Time Out North America, and Gabrielle Bernstein, Inc. Join us as we talk about how to go from fearful to joyful when selling, a great question you can use to open future sales calls, how to weave storytelling into your sales calls, and what your sales funnel should look like if you want to generate more leads.
Today’s episode is for if you’re ready to stop talking about your big business goals and start turning them into reality. I take you behind the scenes of the Movement Makers Mastermind with special guests - past mastermind participants Sarah Rainwater, Carrie Zarotney, and Alice Karolina - as we explore the importance of accountability, moving past fear and perfectionism, running a business that serves you as much as your clients, and so much more. For more information on Movement Makers Mastermind, head over to http://nikkigroom.com/mastermind.
How you treat the money you currently have is how you’ll treat “more.” So says this week’s guest, financial behaviorist Jacquette M. Timmons. Jacquette is committed to helping you see that, if you want a stronger personal financial foundation, you need a strong business financial foundation. In other words, your business ought to serve you, too. In this episode of the podcast, we talk about pricing, revenue, money mindset - and the fact that you really can do well and do good. Click play now to be inspired!
Taking care of business at the expense of taking care of yourself? This episode is for you. My guest Katie McDonald, CEO of b.nourished, shares how she had to apply her knowledge of self-care to transform her life when finding herself depleted from chronic overwork. Today, she is devoted to coaching others to make the deliberate choices it takes to become the people they want and deserves to be. In this interview, you’ll learn how to develop a non-negotiable self-care strategy that propels you to excellence.
Have you ever wondered what it might mean to speak with unshakeable confidence? In this episode of the podcast, I interview Alexia Vernon about her unique and effective approach to communication and leadership development. Dubbed a “Moxie Maven” by President Obama’s White House Office of Public Engagement, Alexia shares how you can use your voice to make a lasting impact - whether you want to become a sought-after speaker, or a sought-after advisor to corporate teams, entrepreneurs, and emerging leaders.
This week on the show, I want to talk to you about jealousy. More specifically, the way we react to people who are doing the things that we want to do. In this episode, I share one simple truth that will help you see jealousy as fuel you’re not using and provide a timely reminder: that, this Women’s History Month, it’s hard for us to be what we cannot see. There isn’t a limited amount of success to go around, and the world still needs what you have to offer. Enjoy this episode? Be sure to leave a review!
In this episode of the podcast, the tables are turned once again and Jodi Flynn interviews me for her Women Taking The Lead podcast about worthiness, shame, women's credibility, and finding freedom by giving ourselves permission to fail. One gem from our conversation that Jodi really liked was this one: “The self-aware leader is an empowered leader.” Listen in and don’t forget to leave a review if you enjoyed our conversation.
Arlan Hamilton built a venture capital fund from the ground up, while homeless. She is the Founder of Backstage Capital, a fund that is dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential founders who are people of color, women, and/or LGBTQ. I interviewed Arlan Hamilton last year right around the time she launched her first book, It’s About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated Into Your Biggest Advantage. Check out what she had to share about her incredible success.
Ever felt like you're the only one struggling with something? Leaning on a supportive community has helped me whenever I've needed someone to remind me that I’m not alone, reflect back to me the possibilities for my life and business, and help me take the right next step. Which is why in this episode I give one community member the chance to workshop her challenges live with me on air, so you can benefit from hearing what she’s up against and see how we workshop the obstacles in her path together. Listen in.
A professional pep talker who is passionate about marketing, motivation, and helping you see your potential, Giselle Ugarte is a motivational speaker and executive coach who has rocked the stage with millionaire entrepreneurs and clocked up over 100k TikTok followers. In this episode, you’ll learn how to stop asking for permission and start building an engaged social media following by being yourself. Enjoy this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone you know would love to listen in!
Ever feel like your launches are not planned enough or just straight-up messy? Recently, I was invited to my friend Anne Samoilov’s podcast to talk about launching, among other things. The theme of our conversation quickly became, "Doing the best you can with what you have.” I wanted to share this interview with you here because I talk about my personal experiences with launching a new book, a new website, a new community, a new season of this podcast, and a new round of the Movement Makers Mastermind - all at the same time. I kid you not! Overachievers and perfectionists, this one’s for you! No matter what you’re launching, you’re going to love the takeaways from this episode. If you do, please leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. You can also grab the first chapter of my new book at https://www.nikkigroom.com/book for FREE!
Do you want to write a book? Wondering where to start? Recently, I published my first book, “A Power of Your Own: How to Ignite Your Potential, Uncover Your Purpose, and Blaze Your Own Trail in Life and Business,” and in this episode, I’m sharing a behind-the-scenes look at what it actually took to bring the book to life. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to transform your big dreams into realistic goals. How to give yourself permission to write the book you actually want to write. What to do before you write your first chapter. How to work through any disempowering beliefs that surface. How to reframe your goals in a way that makes them instantly actionable. How to recognize when perfectionism is getting in the way. Enjoy this episode? Please leave a review. You can download the first chapter of my new book at https://www.nikkigroom.com/book
A disabled US Marine Veteran whose son was receiving chemotherapy for brain cancer, commercial photographer and video editor Ian Frank realized something: he wanted to use his second chance at life to use his photography in service of others and become “a voice for the voiceless.” In this interview, we talk about how he risks his life for his art and he sends a powerful message to anyone who’s ever wanted to do something meaningful with their life. To help Ian, visit GoFundMe.com/fundraiser-for-ian-frank.
Twice-named Canada’s Top Female Entrepreneur, Kelsey Ramsden has 15+ years experience running multiple 8-figure businesses. Born of generations of grit and determination, she overcame a devastating cancer prognosis and today helps driven leaders future-proof their businesses and survive their successes. In this episode, we talk about the mental training you need to integrate success in a way that matters to you, the one question you need to ask if you want to make the most out of every day, and much more.
At age 23, Tammy had an idea for a social media campaign that would fundraise for girls’ education in low-income countries. She shared her idea with a Facebook friend, they created a YouTube video, and that video became the She’s The First movement: a nonprofit that fights gender inequality by supporting girls who will be first in their families to graduate from high school. Today She’s The First reaches millions of people and has changed the lives of almost 1,000 students around the world.
Amanda Steinberg launched DailyWorth in 2009 to bring a fresh voice and an outsider’s perspective to personal finance. In 2015, she started digital investing service WorthFM, which received front-page coverage in The New York Times Business section. She's one of Oprah's SuperSoul 100, and in 2016 Forbes named her one of 21 New American Money Masters. Amanda has appeared on GMA, Today, CNN, and MSNBC. And last year, she published her book Worth It: Your Life, Your Money, Your Terms.
Andréa Ranae is a vision-led facilitator and coach who is deeply committed to cultivating a world that works for everyone, and does so by placing her work at the intersections of personal growth, social justice and conscious business. In this interview, we talk about how to find your voice and your place when you’re worried about the repercussions of speaking out, and why it’s important to decide what you’re going to do with the power that you have if you don’t want to be complicit in systems of oppression.
Selena Soo is a publicity and marketing strategist for visionary entrepreneurs, experts and authors who want to reach millions with their message. She’s helped clients and students get featured in places like The Oprah Magazine, Forbes, and Inc., and land interviews on national TV. In this episode, she shares the inner work that has to happen before you become a household name, why a rags-to-riches story isn’t enough if you want to get attention, and what to think about as you’re developing your story.
Tara McMullin is the founder of CoCommercial, a business community for entrepreneurs serious about making money and impacting their communities. She’s also the host of Profit. Power. Pursuit., a bestselling instructor on CreativeLive, and has been featured in Fast Company, Inc, and Forbes. In this episode, we talk about how the last US election drastically changed the social media landscape, why authenticity is so critical, how the price you charge tells a story and the future of digital marketing.
Randi Buckley is an internationally recognized coach, author and mentor whose work helps women find their truth and be at peace with it. She is the creator of Healthy Boundaries for Kind People, Maybe Baby, and The Viking Woman Workshop. She is also a mama who, in her free time, untangles whales from fishing gear in the Monterey Bay. In this conversation, we talk about the importance of speaking to the heart when you want to inspire people into action, Randi’s experiences with depression as an entrepreneur, why she’s never seen vulnerability as a weakness, and how to set healthy boundaries as movement makers in times of upheaval and change.
L'Erin Alta is a soul guide, shadow diver and spiritual teacher known for burning down the stale, fluffy, boring "self-help" formulas and helping women ignite true personal liberation. Her personal motto is: "Breathe and trust your truth." In this episode, we talk about how L’Erin has made writing both a devotional practice and consistent element of her marketing outreach, how we reinforce systems of oppression with certain manipulative sales tactics, and her message for women who are feeling disempowered.
Jasmine Star dropped out of law school, picked up a camera and pursued her dreams, later being named one of the top photographers in the world. She built a worldwide brand from scratch and leveraged social media marketing to build a six-figure business in her first year. Jasmine has gone on to amass hundreds of thousands of followers through her online educational efforts, and today empowers entrepreneurs to build a brand and market it on social media. In this episode, you’ll learn why she believes she’s been so successful with her social media efforts, how she deals with haters and the perceived dark side of social media, and the one thing she absolutely refuses to do when it comes to social media marketing.
A celebrated career coach and fearless entrepreneur, Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin has a storied track record of success as a Wall Street lawyer, serial CEO, entrepreneur, and high-powered executive coach. She’s the founder of Gaia Project Consulting, an executive consulting and coaching firm for senior executives, and The Gaia Project for Women’s Leadership, as well as the host of the Women’s Leadership Podcast. Elizabeth has been featured in major media such as CNN, The New York Times, Forbes, Harper’s Bazaar, and The Huffington Post, and has earned the support and recognition of women such as Arianna Huffington, Ali Brown, and Amanda Steinberg. Elizabeth’s mission in life is to transform traditional paradigms of leadership so that all leaders can lead lives that allow them to share their gifts, achieve epic success on their own terms, and lead lives in alignment with their deepest values, changing the world as a result. In this episode, we talk about how to navigate the political sphere as an entrepreneur, how to market your business authentically, what makes a truly great leader, and how Elizabeth manages to hold space for over 20-thousand people on Facebook every single day.
Tanya Geisler is a leadership coach, speaker, and writer who teaches people how to step into their starring roles, own their authority, and overcome the Impostor Complex. In this episode, you’ll learn the history behind the Imposter phenomenon and why it affects high-functioning, high-performing women in particular, plus six specific behavioral traits and coping mechanisms that keep us playing small, 12 lies we so often believe, and three strategies you can leverage to stop feeling inferior and get into action so that you can move your business forward.
Paul Jarvis has shown people how to kick ass at the intersection of creativity and commerce since 1999. The hardest-working creative you’ll ever meet, Paul is a designer, author, teacher, software creator, and podcaster. He’s written four books, built several software companies, taught over 10,000 students through his online courses, and collaborated with the likes of Danielle LaPorte, Marie Forleo, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, and Warner Music. His work has appeared in Fast Company, CNBC, Forbes, Newsweek, BuzzFeed, LifeHacker, and his writing reaches over 50,000 people every month. In this episode, you’ll discover how Paul comes up with ideas for written articles and paid products, how he breaks down bigger projects—like writing a book, or creating an online course—to make them less overwhelming, and how he manages to write weekly content for almost 30,000 subscribers.
Rebecca Tracey is the head honcho at The Uncaged Life, where she works with clients from all over the world who want to have the freedom of working from anywhere by running their own online business. She helps people get clear on their brand message, create packages that sell and helps them learn what it actually takes to get and keep clients online. Rebecca runs a free online community of over 6,000 solopreneurs. She started her business while living in a van, and loves rock climbing and riding her bike around Toronto with her dog Rhubarb on her back. In this episode, we talk about how she’s been able to create a business that allows her to take six months off a year, how she made the switch from one-on-one coaching to coaching group programs, and her message to you if you’re feeling overburdened with client work, or aren’t sure what your next step is in your business.
Jennifer Brown is an award-winning entrepreneur, dynamic speaker and diversity and inclusion expert. She is the founder, president and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting, 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 delves into the “business case for diversity” as she helps businesses foster healthier, more productive workplace cultures. After over a decade of experience consulting to Fortune 500 companies including Toyota, Starbucks, and Capital One, Jennifer wrote her book “Inclusion: Diversity, the New Workplace & The Will to Change” to inspire leaders to embrace the opportunity that diversity represents, and empower advocates at all levels to find their voice and be a driving force in creating more enlightened organizations that resonate in a fast-changing world. In this episode, we talk about how she used the tragedy of having to give up her opera singing career after losing her voice to fuel her work, why the way so many people view their work is a huge waste of human potential, her advice for the entrepreneurial community when it comes to using our voices on behalf of others, and much, much more.
After burning the candle at both ends in his youth, KC Carter almost died of stress-related issues at 26 years old. That scare put him on a 12-year path of pursuing what he calls “Full-Life Integration.” Along the way, KC began meditating, quit drinking, and became a Kriyaban Yogi. After helping startup Centro build from 50 employees to over 650 in just eight years, winning award after award for their legendary workplace culture, today KC is a culture and meditation advisor helping individuals and organizations thrive. KC’s sweet spot is optimizing employee experiences to drive business objectives, and his mission and values-centric programs have been featured in Business Insider, onstage at Wisdom 2.0, and in countless conferences and podcast interviews. In this interview, we talk about why it’s important that we share the vulnerable true stories of our human experiences and give other people permission to fail. We also talk about how work for him is really “creative play”, the truth about our infinite and unlimited potential, and he gives you some practical tips on how to make meditation a daily habit.
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Charlie Gilkey helps people take meaningful action on the stuff that matters most. His website, ProductiveFlourishing.com, is one of the top websites for planning and productivity for professional creatives, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and change-driven executives. He's a best-selling author, sought-after speaker and advisor on small business growth and business strategy, and specializes in systems, team development, planning, and positioning. A PhD candidate in philosophy and a former Army logistics officer, his work is grounded in theory and is practical and actionable. Charlie’s mission is ultimately to help creative people thrive in business and life. His clients are go-getters, world changers and big thinkers with vision and drive—but they're also deeply compassionate with dreams of making the world a better place. In this episode, we talk about what it means to “thrash” in creative projects and why we do it, why it’s best to think big and act small when it comes to your creative projects, who should be in your Success Pack, the importance of being vulnerable enough to ask for help, and how to tap into your unique brilliance rather than becoming a carbon copy of someone else.
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Known as the Chief Joy Bringer, Karin Volo is an expert in engagement, career, personal and organizational development. She is a co-author of the international best selling book Engage, and has over 15 years experience working with Fortune 500 companies on two different continents offering up insights on business building, cultural transformation, and high performance to help individuals and organizations thrive. Karin is the best selling author of 1,352 Days: An Inspirational Journey From Jail To Joy and the Bringing Joy children’s book series. She is a regular blogger on The Huffington Post and her passion is helping people to better their lives through sharing all that she has learned on her own journey. In this episode, we talk about why it is so important to anchor your business to something greater than yourself, why being of service is so core to her life’s work, and how she survived almost four years in jail for a crime she did not commit.
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Greg Faxon is a business growth coach who helps entrepreneurs unleash their full potential. He is the author of Don’t Let The Fear Win: How To Get Out Of Your Own Way And Grow Your Business…Fast. A former All-American wrestler and world-class Spartan Racer, Greg combines his love of peak performance with his gift for helping clients radically increase the impact and income of their businesses. Greg believes that the biggest obstacle for most entrepreneurs is inside of their own heads. He wants to live in a world where those entrepreneurs have the support they need to become champions. This episode features a guided meditation to help you move into a new relationship with fear so that you can take your business to the next level.
Using the business lessons learned from her stripper days, and her work in the notoriously cutthroat commercial real estate world, Erika Lyremark turned her ambitions to helping other lady bosses succeed in a big way. Erika documented her controversial life experiences in her wildly successful book "Think Like a Stripper: Business Lessons to Up Your Confidence, Attract More Clients & Rule Your Market.” The book was lauded by Dan Pink who called it, "A smart and provocative read.” It also received Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran’s stamp of approval for Erika’s “wit, humor, and no-nonsense advice.” With several possible ventures to be found in her business incubator, Erika is now entering a new phase of her life which is concerned less with glitz and glamor and more with cultivating community and connection, feeling fully expressed in her business, and serving the planet.
Marie Poulin is a designer, digital strategist, and educator who helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life in the digital space. With a background in both small agency experience and 7+ years of self-employment, she founded Digital Strategy School, an online mentorship program that helps designers become more strategic business owners. She also co-founded Oki Doki with her partner Ben, where they help entrepreneurs productize their services through the creation of branded online courses, programs, and mentorship experiences. Marie is also a friend of mine who has taken incredible strides to combat negative thinking from her childhood that threatened to obliterate her success. You’ll appreciate her candor in this interview, as I did.
Srinivas Rao is the host and founder of The Unmistakable Creative Podcast where he’s conducted over 600 interviews with thought leaders from all walks of life. This has given him an incredible perspective into what makes some of the most impactful creatives successful. He also just published a book, “Unmistakable: Why Only Is Better Than Best”, which talks about why it’s so important that you stop trying to compete with everyone else. True success means playing by your own rules, and creating work that no one else can replicate. That’s the art of being truly unmistakable. I’ve been following Srini’s work for many years, so it seemed right that he should be my first guest on the Movement Makers podcast