The Conscious-Preneur: Recent Episodes
Mary Meduna-Gross, Ph.D.
We recognize there is a subgroup of entrepreneurs who see business as more than a series of transactions that result in profit for the owner(s). These entrepreneurs share a particular set of values:
- They are in business to make the world a better place.
- They care deeply about their people.
- They want to make a profit.
- They are conscious about the impact that their business has on the planet.
The ConsciousPreneur understands that their own personal development is necessary to be the leader they want to be and to create a business that realizes their core mission.
Our mission is to help the ConsciousPreneur identify as a conscious entrepreneur; so that they can begin to consciously align with these values and give themselves permission to be the business owner they want to be.
As they take on the identity of the ConsciousPreneur, we are here to validate, inform, support and inspire them through content, so they can fulfill their mission to make the world a better place.
In this week's podcast episode, we welcome Monica Bozinov, an expert in executive coaching and leadership development. Join us as we explore the intricate journey of being true to ourselves while navigating the expectations of others. Monica shares profound insights into the complexities of this endeavor, addressing issues like exhaustion and frustration, and offers strategies for reclaiming personal energy.
Drawing from personal experiences, Monica reflects on pivotal moments in her life, including a significant bout of burnout that propelled her towards seeking solutions. Our conversation delves into the challenges of discovering one's authentic self and the necessity of recognizing when change is needed. We discuss breaking free from barriers and dependencies, emphasizing the importance of emotional awareness and processing for personal growth.
Tune in as Mary and Monica underscore the transformative power of embracing our true selves and navigating life's journey with authenticity and resilience.
Connect with Monica onLinkedIn and check out her new workshop here.
As a high-achieving leader, one of your biggest challenges may be managing your energy while continuing to achieve without compromising yourself. Most of your training and experience may have convinced you that your ability to control is at the root of your success. However, what you truly desire is to create and savor the spice of life.
Today, my guest is Maren Oslac, a champion dancer, educator, and entrepreneur. She discovered the possibility of bridging the gap between her spiritual life and her business. This integration not only proved possible but also connected her to the limitless flow of her businesses. Maren emphasizes the importance of surrendering, presencing, and harmonizing masculine and feminine energies.
We delve into managing energy, balancing creativity and control, and tapping into spirituality and intuition in business. Maren discusses the concept of 'The Bird of Humanity,' symbolizing gender balance, and ways to fully surrender to life's joys and abundance, awakening and growing through them instead of drama and trauma.
Connect with Maren here.
Lisa Hammett, a Transformational and Tedx Speaker, Author, and Positive Intelligence PQ Certified Coach, specializes in mindset, mental fitness, and wellness. With a mission to assist leaders and healthcare organizations, she focuses on fostering work/life balance for heightened productivity, profitability, and overall wellbeing.
In this episode, Lisa shares her journey from burnout to a thriving life, emphasizing self-awareness, self-compassion, and the pursuit of happiness. Drawing on personal experiences, Lisa and Mary explore the early warning signs of burnout and practical tips to combat it.
The episode underscores the importance of seeking help and support, emphasizing that burnout is not a life sentence but a path to growth. Join them in erasing burnout, discovering self-awareness, and embracing a fully alive life.
Connect with Lisa here.
Ready to unlock your power and align your energy effortlessly?
Join us on this week's episode with the incredible Dr. Nikki Siso. Together, we unravel the profound mind-body connection and discuss the art of creating with ease.
Dr. Siso shares her personal journey, emphasizing the impact of thoughts and frequencies on our well-being. She invites listeners to explore the power of personal development work, discovering the intricate link between mind and body.
We discuss tuning into the body for guidance and seeking spiritual insight. Discover the importance of visualization, repetition, and detoxification for a holistic, empowered life. This episode is a guide to overcoming objections, trusting intuition, and being kind to yourself. Don't miss this enlightening conversation!
Connect with Dr. Siso here.
Guest Bio:
As a psychologist, Master Somatic Coach, and business owner, Chris Johnson is passionate about embodied learning and leadership, leveraging it to cultivate strong business and community leaders, healthy workplaces, and engaged, thriving communities.
She gets to spend her time creating learning opportunities and coaching individuals to embody a more compelling presence, align their actions with what matters most to them, and transform life’s high-pressure stresses into opportunities for deeper connection and greater contribution with others and the environment.
Over the past twenty-five years, she has delivered coaching and training to hundreds of clients in numerous organizations. In addition to her doctoral work in psychology, she earned her degree from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, where she has taught in the Executive and Professional Development Program. She is deeply informed by her ongoing training and practice in both mindfulness, from the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, and in somatic leadership from Leadership Embodiment, Zen Leader, and the Strozzi Institute, where she is certified as a master somatic coach and teacher.
Chris is the author of ‘The Leadership Pause.’
Connect with Chris here.
Episode Highlights:
- The ‘Leadership Pause’ - creating an interruption to regulate your nervous system and up-level
- The future impact of leadership and what leaders need to do now
- The power of the pause in the present moment
- The importance of listening skills, emotional intelligence and supportive team development
- The practice of turning and facing emotions to move into the next right action
Guest Bio:
Barbara Ellison is the Founder of the Wellness Playroom, Transformational Life Trainer, Certified Personality Science Trainer & Positive Intelligence Coach. She is on a mission to Nourish the World & make Happiness the Norm rather than the exception. Barbara believes that each and every one of us deserves to lead a happy, healthy, financially free, abundant life.
She works mainly with Baby Boomers and GenXers who want that kind of life for themself and their family. However, every age is welcome in the Wellness Playroom. As a Trainer & Coach, she works with clients to identify the mental roadblocks & limiting beliefs that may be hindering their growth.
Barbara says, “Baby Boomers & GenX are often at a crossroad, facing health challenges of aging, financial insecurity, & having purpose in their life. As someone who has been there, I understand the unique challenges & I am passionate about helping you navigate the challenges with confidence & clarity. I believe mental, physical & financial health are interconnected which is why I created the Wellness Playroom, a platform that offers a variety of resources & tools to help you achieve your dreams.”
Episode Highlights:
- Know who you are and who you are not (look in the mirror and forgive yourself)
- Beyond the job (what makes your soul sing)
- No is a complete sentence (give yourself permission to use it)
- Take it off the schedule (remove it to reduce overwhelm)
- Make a move (but take a breath first)
Connect with Barbara here.
In this week's episode, Lisa Condon shares insight on gratitude. We discuss the impact of gratitude for ourselves, those in our circle and the world around us.
Lisa encourages listeners to start planting gratitude one seed at a time!
Episode Highlights
- Alignment of the head and heart
- Daily active practice of gratitude
- How to use gratitude to connect with others
- Embrace gratitude as a grounding tool to be in the present moment
- Gratitude as an anchor of peace
Connect with Lisa here.
Stepping into Gratitude will be released November 8, 2023. This book is a compilation of gratitude. You will read many inspirational gratitude stories! Find it on Amazon and on Lisa’s website.
Guest Bio:
Lisa Condon, CBB, CSP, CSPO, Business Strategist, Executive Coach and self-proclaimed Gratitude Practitioner, is the type of person who makes you feel comfortable with who you are and who is so familiar—yet, you cannot believe you have not yet met her. This most likely stems from her deep engagement with her community, as well as her 25+ years of experience in an executive capacity across sales, marketing, and customer service. Lisa is very memorable as she explains what makes her stand out in a crowd: “I am 5’ flat with a 6’ tall personality.”
It is easy to describe Lisa as strong, professional, and feminine because Lisa sees women as pillars of endurance, strength, and creativity. Especially, when they work together to support each other’s ideas and gifts. Lisa applies a positive approach combined with an ever-present state of gratitude for her work and her clients. Ask Lisa about mistakes and she will tell you she does not believe in regrets as every experience is a learning opportunity.
- As a leader, do you focus on self-alignment?
- Is your team clear on your organizational vision?
- How do you handle failure and manage feedback?
These are all questions that leaders and entrepreneurs face often, and your answers can help you determine the success of your business.
In this episode, Trey Dunavant highlights the following:
- Discovering the 7 factors of SCALE to attract more customers, increase revenue and invest in what matters most
- Learning to go deeper and fail faster to overcome fear
- Working from a process vs. working to a process
- Articulating a clear vision (the most powerful leadership tool) for your team, clients and self
Connect with Trey here.
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Are you energized, inspired and ready to share your passion with the world? Listen to this week's podcast episode with guest, Tony Martignetti, to learn about the beautiful, imperfect journey of self-leadership and how to move towards a full life!
Episode Highlights:
- Being your most authentic self to connect and resonate with others
- Energizing yourself through the pursuit of your passions
- Embracing the process of growth and self-discovery
- Stepping into inspired, imperfect action
- Allowing yourself to play and create within structure
Guest Bio:
Tony Martignetti is a leadership coach, advisor, author, speaker, entrepreneur, idea generator, people connector, and a curious adventurer. He brings together over 25 years of business and leadership experience and extreme curiosity to elevate leaders and equip them with the tools to navigate through change and unlock their true potential.
Before becoming the founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of Inspired Purpose Partners, Tony was a finance and strategy executive with experience working with some of the world’s leading life sciences companies. Along his journey, he also managed small businesses and ran a financial consulting company.
Connect with Tony here.
A note from your host, Mary:
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What if there is a way that you can experience true joy while living with ease and having fun?
In this week's podcast episode, Daniela Sulek shares wisdom and insight on how to do just that!
During our time together, Daniela talks about:
-Shifting from creating by doing to creating by being
-Returning to the natural state of being
-Leveling up consciousness and moving beyond the mind, body and physical reality
-Breaking the boundaries of the conditioned mind
Guest Bio
Daniela helps renowned leaders of the business and spiritual world move into the permanent state of ease, and joy. By transcending from the conditioned human to the consciousness of the true self, they shift into effortlessly creating by being, instead of creating by doing.
About 1% of the world’s population functions primarily at this level of consciousness. Daniela sees through the illusion of rigid physical reality and ridicule of human conditioning. She was naturally led to a journey of experiencing the Self which the mind, body, and all physical reality arise from. She has been creating massive physical, mental, and emotional shifts for herself and her clients.
Connect with Daniela here or via email at daniela@danielasulek.com
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Ever wonder how stress, emotions, and your nervous system are all connected? You may be surprised to hear where this week's guest, Kassandra Reinhardt, found the answer...
Episode Highlights:
- Embodied Movement for Stress Relief: Explore the powerful connection between physical movement and stress reduction.
- Unlocking Deeper Emotions: Discuss how engaging in physical activities can help individuals access and express deeper emotions.
- Mind-Body Connection for Inner Peace: Examine the impact of physical movement on inner chatter, insomnia, and overall stress levels.
- Holistic Growth and Self-Discovery: Consider the connection between physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, and how movement can facilitate a journey of self-discovery and finding comfort within oneself.
- Mindful Movement and the "Yes and" Mindset: Dive into the concept of mindful movement and the importance of simply showing up, being an observer, and embracing the "Yes and" mindset.
Kassandra encourages listeners who want to practice mindful movement to start small, practice patience, and enjoy the process of movement as a means of self-care and holistic well-being.
Guest Bio:
Kassandra Reinhardt is an Ottawa based yoga instructor and the founder of one of the largest yoga YouTube channels in the world. With more than 1.3 million subscribers and 100 million views, the Yoga with Kassandra YouTube channel allows viewers from around the globe to experience the benefits of a daily yoga practice. Her aim is to create accessible, easy-to-follow yoga classes that students can do in the comfort of their own homes to make their well-being a priority. She is a successful entrepreneur and the author of the award-winning book "Yin Yoga: Stretch The Mindful Way.” Outside of yoga, her expertise is in online marketing, leveraging free and paid traffic for business growth and community building.
Learn more about Kassandra, yoga and her offerings here.
Follow her YouTube channel for tons of FREE content and classes.
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How do you handle things when life throws difficult circumstances and challenges your way?
Perhaps, there is a way to find meaning, growth and impact even in the most trying times...
Guest, Laura Wittcoff shares her wisdom and insight to weather life's storms in the midst of making a positive impact and pursuing self-growth.
Episode Highlights:
- How are we showing up when in difficult circumstances
- The possibility and good that comes from open mindfulness and welcoming change
- Social impact, meaning and alignment of our work
- Reciprocity of giving and appreciating others
Guest Bio:
Co-founder and principal of the Intrinsic Group, Laura teaches as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and an Adjunct Instructor at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Laura is also the Executive Director of the Small & Gutsy® nonprofit organization.
Listen to Laura's Small & Gutsy podcast here.
If you're interested in connecting, collaborating or working with Laura, you can email her at lwittcoff@gmail.com
A note from your host, Mary:
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Are you tired of feeling sick and tired? Maybe you've tried many different things to better your health, but none have worked. Don't give up yet...
What if there's a way that you can heal from the inside out?
In this podcast episode, Tim James shares his personal story that has helped many others to begin their healing journey and take ownership of their health. Don't be overwhelmed either, because Tim encourages listeners to start out with small changes.
Episode Highlights:
- Shift your belief system
- Stop outsourcing your health to others
- Understand the disconnect that's harming our bodies, homes and families
- Take ownership of your health
- Learn to let food be your medicine
Guest Bio
From financial advisor to health advisor, Tim is one of those guys that will leave you feeling younger and more energetic just by hearing him speak. He’s turning 50 but feels like he’s 18 (with more energy!) What’s his secret?
After suffering from multiple health issues, including rectal bleeding, two separate skin issues, chronic acid indigestion and surgery to remove one of his organs due to serious digestive issues, Tim knew something had to change.
But it was only after watching one of his closest friends die of cancer and the untimely death of his younger brother that he finally decided to take action. Tim’s journey led him to a shocking discovery which helped his friend beat cancer and transform every area of his life. Feeling charged with a duty to help others he started sharing his knowledge with anyone that would listen.
This led him to producing his own chemical free food products. ‘Chemical Free Body’ was born. Tim’s inbox is constantly flooded with people singing and dancing about how his products and advice have given them a life they couldn’t believe was possible. His story will have you laughing, crying and gasping but most importantly he will give you the recipe to a longer, happier and healthier life.
Check out Tim's podcast the Health Hero Show.
Tim was also a previous podcast guest on our show. You can listen to his earlier episode here.
Learn more about Tim and The Chemical Free Body.
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As an entrepreneur, do you ever feel exhausted, overwhelmed and overstimulated by your business, but you have a heart to serve people?
It may be difficult for you to find balance between the two.
Have you ever considered that you may be a highly sensitive entrepreneur?
This is not a bad thing at all because you can learn to optimize your strengths to best serve yourself, your business and your clients.
Episode Highlights:
- The definition and characteristics of a highly sensitive entrepreneur
- How to utilize your strengths for sales and marketing while answering the call to service, receiving appropriate compensation and maximizing your gifts to share with the world
- Rewiring and developing a new relationship with your nervous system to be proactive and protect against triggers
- Redefining your relationship with time, understanding your own circadian rhythm, and rewriting your own definition of productivity and value
- How to move from defeat and guilt to a place of empowerment and empathy
Guest Bio:
Heather Dominick is the founder and leader of the Highly Sensitive Entrepreneur® movement since 2010. Her teachings demonstrate how highly sensitive traits when used as strengths, rather than shadows, can create effective entrepreneurial success. Her deep wisdom reaches over 100,000 Highly Sensitive Entrepreneurs around the globe.
Heather is creator of the 2014 Stevie Award winning virtual event A Course In Business Miracles™: 21-Day Discovery Series that attracted close to 6,000 official registrants from all around the world including: Iceland, Nigeria, Russia, Asia, South America, Australia, Europe and the U.S. She has appeared on Lifetime Television and has been published in numerous books including Stepping Stones to Success alongside Deepak Chopra.
An exceptional facilitator and teacher at heart Heather is known for creating a safe, sacred community for true transformation in her online Mentoring Programs. Heather’s work is a unique combination of the “inner and outer.”
Connect with Heather here.
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Are you prioritizing your happiness?
If you answered yes, that's wonderful, and keep it up!
But, if you answered no, go ahead and put "...not yet" after your no answer and start listening to this episode.
In this episode, Adrian Grainger, founder of Tadysh, shares how to begin to prioritize, measure and achieve personal happiness.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Defining happiness and discovering simple, free ways to pursue it
- Taking personal responsibility for creating individual happiness
- Measuring happiness and understanding its value
- Discovering a personal happiness baseline and small ways to increase it
GUEST BIO
Adrian Grainger spent 22 years creating a website for people to measure, monitor, and maximize their happiness. His website, Tadysh, helps companies to measure employee general happiness and work towards a happier workforce. Tailor-made Tadysh systems can be created for private use.
He created the Tadysh Happyometer, a method to measure general happiness that is applicable to everyone. Additionally, Adrian developed the Tadysh Method of business management. This is a simple system that puts some focus on the development of the employee’s happiness with a view to making the business more profitable and a nicer environment for all employees.
Learn more and connect with Adrian here.
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Guest Bio:
Nick Fransen is a licensed acupuncturist and functional medicine specialist. He is the U.S. distributor of the famous Rubimed products from Switzerland that change how you think.
For a decade he has helped over a thousand people overcome their negative subconscious blocks, reach their financial goals, improve their relationships, and overcome past trauma. He has worked extensively with many doctors around the world including Dr. Thomas Rau, MD of the Paracelsus clinic in Switzerland, Reimar Banis, MD of Germany and several others.
He was a lead clinician at the Hope 4 Cancer Medical Center in Tijuana, Mexico and currently operates the Fransen Center for Advanced Medicine.
In Part 1 of the episode, we went deep into the roots of limiting beliefs, where they come from and just how sneaky they can be in keeping us stuck. In this conversation, Part 2, we are going to dive deeper into the letting go process, what this experience can be like and what’s waiting for us on the other side.
Episode Highlights:
- Defining the “letting go process”-what it is and what to expect
- Identifying things that come up in the process and how to handle them
- Understanding homeopathic remedies and utilizing them to unlock deep-rooted emotional blocks
- Connecting psychosomatic issues and emotional issues
- Seeing how limiting beliefs manifest in our overall health
Connect with Nick here.
A note from your host, Mary:
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Guest Bio:
Nick Fransen is a licensed acupuncturist and functional medicine specialist. He is the U.S. distributor of the famous Rubimed products from Switzerland that change how you think.
For a decade he has helped over a thousand people overcome their negative subconscious blocks, reach their financial goals, improve their relationships, and overcome past trauma. He has worked extensively with many doctors around the world including Dr. Thomas Rau, MD of the Paracelsus clinic in Switzerland, Reimar Banis, MD of Germany and several others.
He was a lead clinician at the Hope 4 Cancer Medical Center in Tijuana, Mexico and currently operates the Fransen Center for Advanced Medicine.
Are you ready to release the power that limiting beliefs have been holding over you and keeping you from fully living the life that you truly desire? Listen to this episode to understand the power of limiting beliefs and how to break them.
Episode Highlights:
- What are limiting beliefs?
- Where do limiting beliefs come from, and how do they show up in our lives?
- Are limiting beliefs trauma-based, inherited or learned?
- Do limiting beliefs impact relationships, manifestations and world view?
- How can we shift these beliefs and move into a new space of thriving?
Connect with Nick here.
A note from your host, Mary:
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With over 45 years of combined corporate experience, founders of Encore Empire, Carmen Reed-Gilkison and Deirdre Harter, work with women who are ready to own the power they’ve spent decades building by guiding them through the process of mastering their big ideas, wrangling their doubts, and taking action with smart, actionable strategy.
They're a duo of a CPA and a Certified Online Business Manager & Whole Person Coach, each with their own entrepreneurial background, who have teamed up to help other women in their age bracket cash in on their life experience.
Carmen and Deirdre are committed to honoring the perspective and insight women in this age bracket bring to the table because real magic happens when we devote our time and energy not to taking care of everyone else—but to finally realize our own goals and ambitions.
In this episode, they share what it means to think like a CEO, and create the empire that you've always desired!
Episode Highlights:
- How to think like a CEO at every stage of your business
- Emotion and data explained:why each are important to your business
- Self-value: knowing your worth and applying it to your business
- Time: how to use it to your advantage
You can learn more about Encore Empire here.
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Guest Bio:
Alison Petty is a NLP & IEMT Coach, Inspirational Speaker and Mindset Shifter. Her life’s purpose is to enable her clients to figure out and dismantle whatever negative narrative or limiting belief that is holding them back so that they can go forth, create and live their very own life’s purpose.
With compassion, care and humor, she guides and supports her clients along every step of their journey to create dynamic and positive change throughout their personal and professional lives and ensure that they are equipped with the toolkit needed to self-coach as Alison's end goal is that they will no longer require her support as they have ‘got this’.
In this episode, Alison demonstrates the power of the stories we tell ourselves and how they shape our personal experiences.
Episode Highlights:
- Alison's personal journey through chronic illness, from a wheelchair to rock climbing, to coaching others to harness their mindset, rediscover resilience and live fully
- Understanding the impact of language, the words we use, and the stories we tell ourselves
- Embracing and owning the awareness that we have endless choices on how we define and tell our personal narratives
To learn more about Alison, her journey and what she offers through coaching, click here.
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Are you operating from core beliefs that are holding you back from your purpose and robbing you of precious energy? We expend a lot of energy around existing core beliefs, but once we let them go, we can reclaim our energy and use it to CREATE!
This is great, but easier said than done, right?
Releasing these core beliefs take a lot of work, and if you're already spent...you don't have much effort to spare. Even more so, these core beliefs are deeply rooted and can be hard to access, but it's time to shift and open up to creative possibilities.
There is a way to do this without using minimal effort, and technology can help. I've personally been using a tech-assisted hypnotherapy program, and it has completely ROCKED my world, and now, I want to share it with YOU!
For more information on the tech-assisted hypnotherapy program, click here.
In Part 2 of this episode, Tori shares some important insights that have allowed her to build a life she loves NOW and harmoniously connect her personal and professional life. She unlocks the key to being a good leader...(if you missed Part 1, go back and listen).
Episode Highlights:
- How to lead with empathy by letting go of an external focus
- How to lead authentically, & trust that the right people will follow
- How to build self-trust in your own ability to be successful
- How to follow your heart, be happy, and still make money
- How to incorporate meaning, motivation and movement into your business
- How micro adjustments can help you open amazing possibilities
- How to embrace three things that will change your life and your business (listen to this episode to find out what they are)
Connect with Tori here.
Guest Bio: Tori Boats is a spiritual coach & Business Strategist. She mentors high-achieving owners, founders & public figures on performance, strategy, mindset & execution to achieve their most ambitious goals with creativity, confidence, and courage. She wants her clients to move forward, and feel "FEEL LIT UP EVERY DAY" in their business.
A note from your host, Mary:
"Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine."
Tori Boats is a spiritual coach & Business Strategist. She mentors high-achieving owners, founders & public figures on performance, strategy, mindset & execution to achieve their most ambitious goals with creativity, confidence, and courage. She wants her clients to move forward, and feel "FEEL LIT UP EVERY DAY" in their business.
In this episode, Tori and I begin to break the common misconception that most business owners have learned and believe -If you want to make serious money, you can't do work that you love and be happy. It's one or the other...FALSE!
Episode Highlights:
- Compartmentalization: Your professional and personal don't have to be separate (you don't have to pick one)
- To discover your purpose, start defining your values
- Build self-trust and authenticity
- Find joy in your current situation
- The Business Equation
Join Tori and I for part 2 of this episode, where she highlights the strategies to connect your head and heart, so that they work together to create the joyful live you LOVE!
Connect with Tori here.
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Do you ever feel like different components of your business compete against each other rather than work together? Perhaps, your collective narrative does not align. If you’re wondering what this means, listen to Part 2 of my conversation with Guillaume Wiatr to find out…
You know things need to change within your organization, but what’s the first step?
Change the way you CHANGE.
In this episode, Guillaume shares with listeners:
- How to ask the right questions, as a leader, to accelerate growth and change
- How to understand your internal and external organizational views
- How to build narrative power throughout your organization
- How to make your team feel empowered and align your organizational culture and values
Guest Bio: Guillaume Wiatr is the author of Strategic Narrative: A Simple Method That Business Leaders Can Use to Make Everyone Understand Their Business, Get Behind it and Believe In It.
His company, MetaHelm, guides CEOs, founders, and business owners to align teams and accelerate innovation adoption.
A former big-firm strategy consultant, Guillaume has founded four ventures. He is sought after by senior executives of companies like Alaska Airlines, the Gates Foundation, Generations For Peace, AIG, L’Oréal, Spencer Stuart, GAP, Google, Microsoft, and the US and French governments.
Guillaume teaches and mentors entrepreneurs at startup incubators, EMLyon international business school, and the University of Washington Master of Science in Entrepreneurship, ranked #3 in the US.
Connect with Guillaume here.
A note from your host, Mary:
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Guest Bio: Guillaume Wiatr is the author of Strategic Narrative: A Simple Method That Business Leaders Can Use to Make Everyone Understand Their Business, Get Behind it and Believe In It.
His company, MetaHelm, guides CEOs, founders, and business owners to align teams and accelerate innovation adoption.
A former big-firm strategy consultant, Guillaume has founded four ventures. He is sought after by senior executives of companies like Alaska Airlines, the Gates Foundation, Generations For Peace, AIG, L’Oréal, Spencer Stuart, GAP, Google, Microsoft, and the US and French governments.
Guillaume teaches and mentors entrepreneurs at startup incubators, EMLyon international business school, and the University of Washington Master of Science in Entrepreneurship, ranked #3 in the US.
Intro:
Are you going through life operating by your own narrative? The answer is YES! Everyone does, but does your narrative align with your personal and professional belief and value system? Further, does this narrative help you to achieve your goals or promote an organizational culture that positively impacts your team and reaches your prospects?
Episode Highlights:
- The difference between a story and a narrative and why this is important for both individuals and businesses
- The connection between personal and professional narratives and the ability to reshape them to better align with goals, values and actions
- The organizational importance of a strategic narrative for leaders, teams and prospects
Join us next week as Guillaume shares how to align our narratives to positively impact leadership, culture, sales and marketing, ultimately fulfilling the desires and needs of our prospects.
Connect with Guillaume here.
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Figuring out how you can set yourself up for success, in a general sense, can be difficult to navigate.
In Part 2, of my conversation with Miriam Meima, we discuss how you can balance self-care and your own needs, while still meeting the needs of others like clients, work, family and friends.
Episode Highlights:
- Managing self-care and life expectations
- Gaining clarity and understanding of your present situation
- Evolving past being a high-performer
- Accepting that your value as a person is bigger than the results you produce
- Recognizing your present needs and trusting that your future needs will be met
If you haven’t listened to part 1 of our conversation (released last week), go back and listen!
Connect with Miriam here.
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About this week's guest, Miriam Meima:
With over 20 years of experience as a coach and facilitator, Miriam Meima is passionate about supporting humans in seeing themselves more clearly, knowing what makes them unique + learning a few key skills – this is the path to living fulfilling lives. It is also the path to becoming more authentic & more effective leaders.
Miriam has coached 1000s of leaders at 100s of companies through all industries, sizes and stages of growth. She holds an MA in Organizational and Management Development and a BA in Business and Psychology.
About this week's episode:
You live with expectations. You have consented to some of these expectations and you have created other expectations for yourself.
What happens when you are not mentally, physically or emotionally operating on a full tank of gas? In this conversation, Miriam and I discuss our own experiences and inner chatter, especially when we don’t have the energy to do the activities on our calendar.
Episode Highlights:
- Observing the experience of low energy and inner chatter
- Stopping self-judgment in the gap between expectations and energy
- Plowing through vs. loving ourselves through these experiences
- Staying present in the moment
- Gaining confidence from self-care
There is so much goodness in this conversation that it will be broken into 2 episodes, so that you can make time to enjoy it all!
Connect with Miriam here.
Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine.
This week's episode guest is Jessica Harrington who received her Master's in Public Health at West Chester University. She is the owner of Journey to Yourself, is a speaker, and stress management health educator. Through her career and education, she realized that we all have a common issue—everyone, at some point or another, struggles with handling stress. This realization led her to create Journey to Yourself.
Stress is as much a part of our experience as breathing and yet, when we feel stressed, we feel out of control.
In this episode, we will discuss how we can create a healthier relationship with ourselves that would allow us to accept, rather than resist, what is happening around us. During our time together, Jess and I talk about the importance of:
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Knowing and expressing what we truly want
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Setting standards and boundaries for oneself
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Taking time for oneself to recharge and reflect
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Practicing small self-care activities as a form of stress management
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Effectively communicating our needs and desires to others
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Prioritizing self-awareness, self-care, and healthy boundaries for happiness and stress management
Do yourself a favor and listen to this episode to begin your journey towards a happier, less-stressed life!
Connect with Jess here.
Find her on YouTube and listen to her podcast Stress Less with Jess.
Follow her on Instagram or join her Facebook group.
A note from your host, Mary:
"Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine."
In this insightful and thought-provoking episode, we delve into the detrimental effects of complaining on personal and professional growth. Through practical examples, we explore the powerful impact that complaining can have on our ability to achieve success and happiness.
Discover how complaining can silently sabotage our goals and learn effective strategies to overcome this destructive habit.
Do you know why we complain? Listen to this episode to better understand the why behind complaining, its impact on our energy and the way we show up, and how we can shift conversations from complaints to infinite possibilities!
Join us on this enlightening journey as we uncover the silent saboteur of complaining and empower ourselves to achieve greater success, happiness, and personal growth!
A note from me, your host, Mary:
"Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine."
In a world that values productivity, action, and results, we often overlook the importance of paying attention.
In today’s episode, I’ll share a powerful strategy to help you shift your attention from overthinking and narrow focus to a more inclusive, mindful state of being.
By exploring the continuum of attention, from narrow to diffuse, we will learn to pay attention more consciously, gain more control over our thoughts and emotions, and reduce chronic stress. This simple yet profound practice will not only improve our mental and emotional health; but also, unlock our creative potential and access to our intuition.
Join me to discover the power of attention, and learn how to incorporate this practice into your daily life.
A note from your host, Mary:
"Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine."
Starting a business can be lonely, even terrifying, but you can move to a place of freedom driven by your unique purpose.
Sarah Piedrahita is an entrepreneur and the founder of Need to Breathe Coaching. She shows her clients how to connect faster, close faster, and make people matter, giving them more time and freedom to do the things they want to do. Sarah helps clients gain the ability to have more time freedom, financial freedom, and effectively connect with others.
In this episode, Sarah shares how to:
- Develop self-awareness and practice self-validation
- Identify your core beliefs and values
- Discover your custom-designed purpose
- Become aligned with your beliefs, values and purpose to create connection and freedom, personally and professionally
- Take imperfect action and overcome rejection
Sarah encourages listeners to step into the ring with the contenders of fear, rejection and contention -helping you realize that you are qualified NOW, as you are.
You can find Sarah here.
A note from your host, Mary:
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What is it that you really want in life?
Maybe this question stirs up multiple feelings for you...
Do you feel uncertainty, overwhelm, curiosity, or confusion?
Whatever you feel, it's OK.
This episode will help you start on the journey to figure out what it is you truly desire in this life.
We'll explore:
- Why this is such a challenging question to answer
- The barriers that keep us from exploring this question
- Where to begin to explore what it is that we really want
- Simple ways to strengthen our beliefs, confidence and clarity on getting to the root of what we desire
- How to be open to our experiences and possibilities along the way
- The importance of purpose when it comes to discovering our desires
If you're ready to find what it is you truly want, listen to this episode. Reach out to mary@bluebambooleadership.com if you want to discuss this topic further or if you have questions.
A note from your host, Mary:
"Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine."
Are you ready to transition out of the old fear-based paradigm of scarcity, greed and competition (business as war) … and into a new love-based reality of collaboration, compassion and abundance?
This week's podcast guest, Sue Elliott is a Visionary Leader and founder of My Angel Coach. Working with leaders, coaches and consultants, Sue helps clients integrate divine guidance into their work, and release anxiety, stress, fear and trauma, so they can make a bigger difference!
During our time together, Sue and I discuss the following:
- New Reality Business (what is it)
- The Importance of Unconditional Self-Love
- The struggle to live from Abundance Consciousness
- How to create new possibilities for ourselves and everyone we encounter
If you're curious if things can get better, this episode is for you. After listening, you'll walk away feeling lighter, excited and ready to receive what is exactly for you!
Maybe your business is doing well, but you know it’s time for a change…
You want to lead with purpose, cultivate sustainable growth and support your team.
In this episode, Wolfgang von Geramb, a serial entrepreneur, female entrepreneur coach and TedxSpeaker, sets the stage for something new.
During our time together, Wolf and I discuss how to:
- Shift your your leadership identity from needing support to supporting your team
- Create a nurturing culture where team members feel seen
- Align your leadership during different stages of growth and scaling
- Navigate the difference between leading a team and building structures that lead a team
Wolf encourages entrepreneurs and business owners to discover their hidden values and align them with their leadership compass.
To connect with Wolf, find him here.
This is his mission.
He is currently doing research on female founders and their journey to scale. If you’d like to discuss this with him, schedule a time to chat with Wolf here.
Join him for the Future Your Growth Retreat
A note from your host, Mary:
Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine.
Are you leading your life or are you letting it lead you?
Whether you know it or not, you're leading your life either by choice or by default.
If you have been pursuing your passions with everything you have AND you’re noticing the toll this is taking on your relationships, your health, your wealth and your own wellbeing, you need to understand the power of energy.
In this episode, you'll learn that energy impacts every aspect of your life, both personally and professionally, and shapes the way you see the world.
I'll discuss the:
- Difference between catabolic and anabolic energy
- Energy Leadership Index-what it is, how to use it and the different energy levels
- Pattern of defensiveness and how to break it
If you want to move to a space of ultimate creativity where you:
- Gain a greater sense of purpose
- Access your personal genius
- Make quick, accurate decisions
- Get more done in less time
- Reduce stress
- Enjoy deeper connection with others
- Attract success
- Inspire those around you
this episode is 100% for you!
To learn more about the Energy Leadership Index, grab my free download here.
Reach out to me at mary@bluebambooleadership.com for a deep dive into your personal energy with the ELI assessment.
Mindy Flanigan is the Founder & Chief Inspiration Officer at Inspiring HR, an organization whose mission is to help small business owners improve their business performance and bottom lines. For Mindy, it's HR done differently, simplifying HR, with a focus on the essential few activities that achieve maximum results for her clients.
During our time together, Mindy and I focus on:
- Defining and managing boundaries
- Leveraging out certain tasks in your business
- Letting go of the "do it all TODAY" mentality
- Leading with your heart and inspiring others to keep growing
Mindy offers this to listeners:
"Pay attention to what your heart, mind and body are telling you!"
To connect with Mindy:
- Inspiring HR website
- YouTube
A note from your host, Mary:
"Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine."
Life is full of many experiences each day, so how do we create them? We create experiences by giving meaning to them. The meaning we give creates our story.
Are you happy with your story?
In this episode, we'll explore the connection between self-awareness, experience and how the two shape our stories. We'll better understand the connection between:
- Experiences and stories
- Emotions and motivational energy
- Belief patterns, expectations and self-awareness
You'll also learn the first step to becoming self-aware.
If you want to consciously create outcomes that satisfy you beyond your own limited expectations, listen to this episode.
If you want to explore this topic further, connect with me here.
A note from your host, Mary:
Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine.
Elvira Marie Chang is a CliftonStrengths-based Educator, Course Creator, & Gallup Certified Strengths Coach. In her own words, “she gets to focus on people – what's best about them, what's possible for them, and how that ripples outward and forward.”
In this episode of Fully Alive, Elvira encourages listeners to create a life (and business) where who they are is the same at work, at home, in community, etc. During our time together, Elvira and I discuss what it means to be fully present, as your most authentic self, without artificial boundaries.
Some highlights include:
- Recognizing, defining and embracing your individuality and talents, so that you can positively impact all aspects of your personal and professional life
- Responding to situations and events in a way that make yourself and others feel seen, heard and safe
- Showing empathy and understanding to others by focusing on their individuality and uniqueness
- Seeing how your beliefs, needs, patterns of thinking and values shape who you are and connecting those to your talents
If you feel unsettled, like you’re not fully living, Elvira offers this:
“ We haven’t really valued or seen ourselves for who we are because we are too busy comparing. We haven’t created that life or environment where we are constantly using our talents and our natural wiring in the sweet spot.”
Find out more about Elvira and her work here.
Check out her YouTube channel all about using your Individuality towards your path to Success, Joy, and Fulfillment.
A note from your host, Mary:
"Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine."
Kelly Geisler is an intuitive Business & Mindset coach for heart-centered female entrepreneurs. She specializes in building, growing, and scaling soul-aligned businesses, so they can create significant impact while generating financial abundance & success doing what they love.
In this episode of Fully Alive, Kelly shares how to expand your opportunities by embracing the "possibility habit." During our time together, Kelly and I discuss specific strategies that you can use to shift out of limitation and into the world of possibilities! Some of the highlights include:
- Showing up bravely even when you’re scared
- Letting go of the “either or mindset” and shift to the “and” possibility
- Embracing curiosity and new experiences
- Pausing and receiving all that beauty that the universe has to give
What Kelly offers to listeners is great...
"When we do the internal work with the limiting beliefs or fears in our mind, we can respond differently. It doesn’t make the hard or negative experience go away, but we'll show up differently, more resourceful; we’ll show up more aligned with our own truth.”
Learn more about Kelly here.
You can also find her on Instagram.
A note from your host, Mary:
"Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine."
Do you feel like you’ve been searching to find your light your entire life? Maybe you’re living, but you’re not fully alive. If you’ve done all the right things and you’re still left with disappointing results, it’s time to try something new.
In this episode, I’d like to share with you what I am learning on my continuous journey to becoming fully alive and to let my light shine into the world. Together, let’s explore what happens when we begin to:
- Take ownership and responsibility for our own experiences
- Connect our head and our heart
- Maintain a mindset of flexibility and leave space for new information
Embracing these practices have allowed me to live my purpose, expand my impact and create with ease.
If you’re ready to become Fully Alive, give yourself permission to play with these ideas and explore new possibilities.
To further discuss podcast episodes and similar content, join the Fully Alive Facebook group.
As an added bonus, you’re invited to subscribe to the ConsciousPreneur magazine. This free resource is full of wisdom from business owners, professionals and creatives who share their growth stories and offer valuable insight that they’ve learned on their entrepreneurial journey.
Daniel Matalon is the founder of #IsThereEnough, a provocative new conversation about the intersection of survival economics and social justice. He is also the co-founder of Impact Launchpad, a UK based venture studio for social impact incubation and development.
During our time together, Daniel and I discuss how to:
- Live in a world that works for everyone through agreement
- Find creative solutions and let go of the warring/winning mentality
- Facilitate conversation between opposing views
- Explore the creative possibilities that arise from agreement
You can learn more about Daniel and connect with him here.
Digital marketing strategist and founder of the boutique agency, Social Abundance Marketing, Wendy Manganaro knows that the best social media doesn’t start on a specific platform or with a marketing tactic, but instead, consistently marketing where your target market hangs out at.
Specifically, Wendy works with female entrepreneurs who want to turn their gift to heal others into an income. She teaches them to be consistently visible in a way that evokes their potential clients to buy intentionally.
During our time together, Wendy and I discuss:
- Unblocking your marketing mindset
- Developing an authentic marketing strategy and processes
- Creating a marketing strategy that attracts the right potential buyers
- Ensuring that your marketing strategy is right for you, your company and the people you want to attract
The best way to connect with Wendy is on LinkedIn or by emailing her at wendy@socialabundancemarketing.com
Orly Zeewy is a brand architect who helps startups cut through the noise. She has worked with dozens of founders and entrepreneurs to uncover their brands’ DNA. Her book, Ready, Launch, Brand: The Lean Marketing Guide for Startups, teaches start-ups how to close the marketing gaps that can slow down sales and make it harder to scale their business. Within the pages, Orly shares her brand process for building the right team, attracting brand evangelists, and cultivating a sustainable company culture.
During our time together, Orly and I discuss:
- Information: How to obtain, process and apply it
- Clarifying who you are, what your message is and how to communicate it to your clients
- Start-ups: Marketing, branding and passion
- Focus: The key factor to growth
- How to scale your business
This episode is for anyone who is looking to understand marketing and messaging to propel their business into sustainable growth.
You can connect with Orly here.
Tim James is one of those guys that will leave you feeling younger and more energetic just by hearing him speak. His passion flows out of him like a fresh waterfall in a dry desert. He’s turning 50 but feels like he’s 18 (with more energy!)
What’s his secret?
After suffering from multiple health issues, Tim knew something had to change. Tim’s journey led him to a shocking discovery which helped his friend beat cancer and transform every area of his life. Feeling charged with a duty to help others, he started sharing his knowledge with anyone that would listen.
This led him to producing his own chemical free food products. ‘Chemical Free Body’ was born. Tim’s inbox is constantly flooded with people singing and dancing about how his products and advice have given them a life they couldn’t believe was possible. His story will have you laughing, crying and gasping but most importantly he will give you the recipe to a longer, happier and healthier life.
Tim shares his health story, entrepreneurial journey and path to conscious living in this episode.
Find out more about Tim and his business here.
Sheri Berke, is an author, a personal and business reinvention strategist, and accomplishment guide for the woman professional who is struggling to find satisfaction and happiness in their current situation.
Sheri supports her clients to reinvent their lives, finances, and their vision of freedom, so they find the opportunity and fulfillment they are seeking.
Her book Everything I Learned About Life I Learned on Vacation was released in September 2022.
During our time together, Sheri and I discuss:
- Discovering and deciding your own worthiness and how to achieve the desired outcome
- Creating a future brighter than the past
- Choosing to say "YES!" to opportunities and taking action to fulfill them
This episode is for anyone who is searching for happiness, a deeper satisfaction, and encouragement to take the first step!
You can connect with Sheri here.
After spending 36 years suffering the ups and downs of corporate America, Jim Hardwick sought out to live a life of significance. For Jim, this means serving others. As a sales consultant, Jim takes his servant's heart into every engagement with a client. He is now having the most fun he's ever had sharing his gifts and talents to help others grow, prosper and succeed.
During this episode, Jim and I discuss:
- His journey to service and significance (which includes an unexpected trip to Kenya)
- The different variations of service
- How to appreciate, cultivate and use your gifts
- Why fun and play should be a part of your work life
- Being a leader, not a boss
- Discovering your passion
Jim loves to connect with people! You can find him here.
With over 30 years of marketing and sales experience, this week's guest, Teresa Paul has helped thousands of businesses GROW! Relying on core values and a success mindset, she works with clients to let go of limiting beliefs and jump start their sales.
During our time together, Teresa and I discuss:
- Relational vs. Transactional Selling
- Sales; a very personal profession
- Connection; important for both the seller and client
- Awareness and Confidence; harnessing both to maximize your sales power
Learn more about Teresa here.
This week's guest is Nina Froriep. She is a visual storyteller, video marketer and filmmaker who helps service-based entrepreneurs create easy + impactful video marketing, so they can attract their ideal clients, grow their businesses, and be disruptors of their industry.
Nina shares her passion for helping others make an impact. Together, we discuss:
- Breaking barriers to achieve your genuine purpose
- Using your gifts and talents to help others
- Understanding video marketing as an exciting opportunity and necessary tool to grow your business and connect with clients
- Creating a content strategy that fits your schedule, personality and tells your story
Learn more about Nina and her company here.
Paty Mariposa is a social worker, seasoned crisis and trauma professional, certified health coach, professional speaker and owner of Mariposa Holistic. She empowers heart-centered professionals and individuals experiencing stress and overwhelm through an integrated holistic system of transformational programs, support, and self-care resources, so they can continue to manifest their highest potential towards a happy and healthy balanced life as they continue to be of service for the greater good.
During our time together, Paty and I discuss:
- Trauma: what it is, how to understand it, ways it manifests, different types
- Connecting your childhood traumas to your present experiences
- How your body processes trauma and stress and the energy you release
- Ways to begin the healing process and post-traumatic growth
- The importance of valid support and resources for your healing journey
- Shifting your beliefs and the stories you tell yourself to begin healing
You can learn more about Patty and her services here.
My guest this week is Jeannie Dougherty. She is a counselor, certified money coach, speaker, facilitator, and trainer. Jeannie works with businesses, individuals, and couples to help them find better ways to reach their goals.
Together, we discuss:
- Letting go of limiting financial beliefs
- Taking responsibility for our relationship with money
- Getting rid of financial imposter syndrome
- Setting ourselves up for financial security and success
- Understanding the emotional connection to finances
You can connect with Jeannie here.
This week's guest, Dr. Varun Gandhi is a life orchestrator, soulpreneur, Angel investor, inventor, philanthropist and a water doctor. He enjoys orchestrating businesses, events, and ideas about the self (self-image)!
During our time together, Dr. Gandhi and I discuss:
- How to quite the internal and external chatters that are keeping you from living your truth
- The importance of trusting your body and the signals it provides
- Different ways to cope, overcome and work through obstacles and challenges (how to use these experiences to grow stronger in your most authentic self)
- How to let go of the perfection misconception
You can connect with Dr. Gandhi here
Diane is the owner of Virtual DiVA, LLC and on deck and ready to give it her all! When it comes to small businesses, she manages non-income producing tasks, non-billable items, and everything from team building to accounting! She is able to grant assistance in making your bottom line more profitable, and making your occupational life a much simpler, manageable place.
During our time together, Diane and I discuss:
- Virtual Assistance 101: What is it, why is it important, and how is it different than working face-to-face
- The pros and cons of hiring a VA
- How to know when it's the right time to hire a VA for your business
- Having a framework to set you, your VA and ultimately your business up for success
- The personality match and why it's crucial to hiring the right VA
You can connect with Diane here.
My guest this week is Gerard Carpenter, a Business Development Strategist who helps clients transform their businesses through cost-optimization and financial system implementation projects.
During our time together, Gerard and I discuss how:
- The right systems can provide you with efficiency, profitability, financial independence and professional autonomy
- To align your systems to support your personal and professional visions, goals and long-term plans
- To recognize your professional value and get others to see you as a person of value
- To use your professional reach to make a long-term positive impact
You can connect with Gerard here.
This week's episode features guest, Amy Garelick. She is the founder & creative director of POWER UP Video Studios, a video marketing and content coaching company that helps brands establish trust and influence by creating content that is customer obsessed.
She found her passion for powerful storytelling at an early age. Amy spent 15 years with the magical world of Disney Media and Special Event Production using her passion for storytelling to communicate and connect.
Together, Amy and I discuss how to:
- Have fun and find joy while doing purposeful work, running a business and helping others find meaningful solutions
- Share your story in an authentic way to connect, resonate and communicate with clients
- Mold, shape and find opportunities that showcase your gifts to help others
- Provide valuable solutions in the services provided to clients
- Go after all that you really want and have a great time doing it
Connect with Amy here.
This week's guest is Leon VanderPol, Founder of the Center for Transformational Coaching. The center's mission is serve others who wish to support meaningful change and transformation of self, society, and the organizations they serve.
Together, with Monica Edwards, the three of us discuss the transformational journey of conscious living. Topics include:
- Moving from a place of fear and angst to love and joy
- Building our lives and businesses with ease, clarity and purpose
- Playing the inner game, using the depth of being within ourselves to expand and grow
- Learning to accept, pivot and move to the next level
- Recognizing the lessons and blessings available to us
- Committing to the inner work with patience and grace
This episode is for anyone who wants shift to a place of conscious living and personal growth, expanding to our true, most authentic selves.
Connect with Leon here.
My guest this week is Wealth Strategist and Financial Expert, Eunicia Peret. As CEO of the Empowered Financial Planner, she consults successful business owners and executives on strategies to keep more of what they earn while optimizing growing and protecting their wealth.
Eunicia shares her own story and experiences that led her to look beyond just income and numbers, to understand the whole financial picture, and help others to develop a complete financial strategy that is most aligned with their values and unique goals.
During our time together, Eunicia explains with ease and relatability:
- A financial approach that is unique to each individual that looks beyond just the numbers and focuses on what each person is trying to achieve for their future
- How a strong financial strategy is made up of many components that should work together to support overall goals
- The importance of having the proper support and expertise to help each person create a financial strategy that aligns with individual values, goals and desired future outcomes
Listen today to begin to take responsibility of your financial future!
You can learn more about Eunicia here.
This week's guest, Linsey Shelton, co-founder of Waymaker, helps teams and entrepreneurs love their work, their clients, their team AND make money! Linsey has a passion for communicating effectively and helping others attract soulmate clients.
During our time together, Linsey and I discuss:
- Meaningful, authentic communication
- The personal and professional shift that occurs when people love what they do
- Powerful messaging and genuine connection
- The impact of marketing that reflects your true brand and passion
Learn more about Linsey here.
On this week's episode, Monica Edwards interviews author, leader and advocate Bob Burg. For 30 years he’s helped companies, sales leaders, and their teams to more effectively communicate their value, sell at higher prices with less resistance, and grow their businesses based on Endless Referrals. He is best known for his book Endless Referrals, it’s his business parable, The Go-Giver (coauthored with John David Mann) that captured the imagination of his readers.
During their time together, Monica and Bob discuss the following:
- Shifting your focus from getting to giving
- Communicating and expressing your highest values to help others
- Leading and selling with integrity and purpose
- Making life better for yourself and others through the value your bring
- Growing through personal development and conscious entrepreneurship
- Establishing healthy boundaries for giving
This is for anyone who is searching for their noble purpose and wanting to make a difference.
Learn more about Bob here.
My guest this week is Executive Coach, Business Coach, ICF certified Life Coach, and Conscious Communication Consultant, Claudia Rocafort. She uses her 28 years of acting experience on stage, and on camera, to teach her clients Public Speaking skills and all the tools to create the greatest impact with their message!
During our time together, Claudia and I discuss:
- The importance of learning communication and applying it as a skill to help yourself and others
- How the story we tell ourselves impacts our perception of the world and the people in it
- The shift that takes place when we are able to effectively communicate from an open safe space
Listen to this episode if you're looking to better understand how to communicate with yourself and those around you.
You can find Claudia here.
Once all too familiar with the modern grind culture, Anthony Lorubbio took the time to address his burnout and reconnect with his most authentic-self. Relying on things like breathwork, travel and nature, Anthony now helps others on their journey to reconnect with their purpose and passion!
He is the founder of Recal -- short for 'recalibrate' -- that specializes in mindful adventure travel. The coach-led, retreat-style trips help attendees reconnect with nature and themselves as humans.
During our time together, Anthony and I:
- Share our experiences that helped us get to where we are today, and why we want to help others reach a place of peace, self-connection and fulfillment.
- Practice breathwork and mindfulness excercises for clarity and centering.
- Discuss where to begin to navigate back to your most authentic self and reconnect with your true purpose and passion.
To learn more about Anthony and his work, connect with him here.
Monica Edwards is joined by Financial Educator, Life Coach and International Best Selling Author Rory K. Douglas. Throughout his career, Rory has educated countless families across the U.S and Canada helping them to achieve financial independence.
As he shares his personal journey to greatness and the path that led him to help others, Rory and Monica discuss:
- Turning struggles into victories
- Seeing obstacles as opportunities for change
- Achieving greatness through mindset
- Using your platform to inspire and educate others
- Learning the importance of financial literacy to achieve financial security and freedom
Learn more about Rory and his services, here.
On this week's episode of the Conscious-Preneur, Monica Edwards interviews author, Brad Aronson who embodies the Conscious-Preneur values. It's apparent that Brad cares deeply about people and making an impact!
Brad's book, HumanKind: Changing the World One Small Act at a Time, highlights true stories about how one small deed can make a world of difference. HumanKind will leave you grateful for what you have, provide a refuge from the negativity that surrounds us, and remind you of what really matters. Brad really takes his words to heart because all author royalties go to Big Brothers Big Sisters.
In their time together, Brad and Monica discuss:
- The powerful act of kindness and how the smallest acts of kindness can make the biggest difference
- How to make a difference and impact those around you in a positive way
- Different ways to inspire positivity and kindness
- How to focus on what matters most
If you're ready to make a difference, see a difference and feel a difference in the world around you, listen to this episode today!
Learn more about Brad here.
Christina Springstead, owner of Springstead Solutions, is my guest this week. She runs a strategic financial consulting firm that helps entrepreneurs "take the financial bull by the horns." Combined with 20+ years of operational and financial experience, Christina uses her skillset and the Profit First method to help others maximize cashflow and feel confident in their business decisions.
This episode incorporates mindset and financial wisdom to help listeners:
- Focus their passion on helping others
- Begin to understand the financial components of their business (or gain a better understanding)
- Face finances with confidence instead of fear
- Determine where they are financially in their business and the next logical steps to take
- Ways they can improve the financial health of their business
Hopefully, this episode will provide practical financial knowledge and encouragement to tackle finances head on for both business and non-business owners.
You can learn more about Christina and her services here.
On this week's episode of the Conscious-Preneur, Monica Edwards interviews Dr Inge Wetzel and Alan Newell of Touchstone Essentials.
Our guests passionately discuss their purpose to impact people through health and wellness.
We discuss:
- Overcoming your past and pain to achieve your purpose
- Using your gifts and talents to help others
- Finding the right people to support your journey
- Sharing your story to heal yourself and those around you
If you're looking for inspiration to overcome your past, this episode is a must listen for you!
Find out more about our guests and their mission here.
This week, previous In Flow with Soul guest, Hillary Johnson joins me to share some new projects, collaborations (We're very excited to bring a unique retreat to you this Fall.), and of course, provide listeners (and me) with valuable insight on living well and loving yourself!
Through her art, Hillary shows those she works with how to heal, establish connection and be grounded in the present moment. Together, Hillary and I discuss:
- Showing up for yourself and others with compassion, grace and understanding
- Learning how to live in the present moment despite distractions and trials
- Using authentic experience to reach and connect with others
- Accepting, processing and understanding the things that are both in and out of our control
You can find Hillary here.
Special mention to artist Katie Sollohub who is doing a collaboration with Hillary. Find Katie's work here.
This week's guest is Denise Praul, Referral Marketing Strategist who works with business owners and sales professionals to fill their sales pipeline full of referrals that are ready to buy from them. She shows her clients how to work smarter, not harder through powerful messaging, impact statements and prequalified referrals.
Denise and I discuss:
- Clarity of purpose
- Impactful Messages
- Power of referrals within your network
- Placement of systems to maximize efficiency
Any business owner who is looking to increase sales and awareness should check out this episode!
Learn more about Denise here.
As a recovering TO-DO girl, Coach, Connecter and Communicator, Lissa Figgins finally found an easier (& more enjoyable) way to build her life + business.
What inspires Lissa everyday is the opportunity to support after 40 women & womenpreneurs to simplify life around what matters most so they can DO LESS + LIVE MORE!
In this week's episode, Lissa and I discuss:
- The definition of purpose
- Self-care to help us serve and inspire others
- How to live your best life and life after 40
- Opportunities for connection, personal growth and service
- How to turn your passion into action
Lissa encourages all women to Live RePURPOSED! Listen now to find out what that means.
You can find Lissa here.
My guest this week is Amy Douglas, Health & Wellness Mindset Coach. Through transformational mindset coaching, Amy helps her clients heal and journey towards a life of joy, health and abundance!
Together, Amy and I move through topics like:
- Identifying your wants and needs
- Believing you deserve the life that you really want
- Holding space for yourself and others
- Healing your mind and your body
- Defining and creating your new story
If you're feeling stuck, please listen to Amy's episode.
You can connect with her here.
In this episode, Coaches Monica Edwards and Jeff Adler join me to discuss the power of opportunity. Being open to opportunity can transform our lives, relationships and businesses.
During our time together, we cover the following:
- Shifting Your Mindset to an Open Position
- Resisting the Comparison Trap
- Viewing the World Through an Opportunity Lens
- Showing Up to Love and Share Your Gifts
This episode is truly transformative!
Connect with Monica and Jeff today.
This week's guest, Jen Jones is an Author, Speaker, and an Intropreneur. She has been an entrepreneur for over 20 years, both as an owner of a boutique real estate agency and as a business coach consultant. She has successfully scaled businesses by building deep, meaningful relationships with her clients that inspire repeat business and referrals. She lives by the motto go deep not wide.
Jen helps Introvert Women Entrepreneurs harness their introverted powers with meaningful connections, elevate their relationships and manage their energy!
In this episode, Jen and I discuss:
- Placement & Restoration of Energy
- Leveraging Your Time & Talents
- Being a Meaningful Connector for Yourself & Others
You can connect with Jen here, and find out more information about her here.
Our guest this week is Janet K. Fish, a reformed corporate executive turned serial entrepreneur who found her passion in coaching others. Through coaching, she helps entrepreneurs to start or grow their business, make lots of money and invest it for long-term growth and security. Janet coaches her clients by believing in them, so they can start believing in themselves!
In this episode, Janet and Mary cover the following topics:
- Giving yourself and others grace (yes, even in business)
- Starting to grow and flourish in the absence of perfection (because nobody is perfect)
- Investing in your business and yourself (the importance of marketing)
- Offering value to your clients and communicating it through your message
- Building a profitable business that sets you up for continued future success
You can find Janet here, and learn more about her 10-step methodology for building a profitable business!
My guest this week is CEO of ProAttitudes, and Health Coach Evan Mestman. He helps others be successful in three key areas: thinking, eating and living. Evan teaches his clients to overcome challenges and explore possibilities by learning to reframe their mindset, adopt new habits and make different choices.
In this episode, Evan and I discuss the:
- Importance of committing to a goal
- Power of taking small steps towards change
- Impact of believing in others
- Influence of positive thinking and mindset
This episode is for anyone who feels stuck in their circumstances. Listen to learn how to take the first step!
You can find Evan here and follow him on Instagram.
If you like what you hear and want to learn more about The ConsciousPreneur and contributing to its community, please schedule a FREE discovery call with me here.
*This podcast is also available on Apple and Spotify!
Have you ever heard of the term ConsciousPreneur? If you have, do you really have a good grasp on its meaning? Maybe you're scratching your head like we were, and that's OK.
In this episode of The ConsciousPreneur (formally In Flow with Soul), we do a deep dive into who and what is the ConsciousPreneur:
- Definition
- Qualities
- Mindset
- Value
- Giving
While we apply this to entrepreneurs and business owners, this mindset is for anyone who wants to live an impactful life full of purpose and passion!
Mary Denise Mitchell is an international speaker and advocate who helps women change their internal monologue. She is certified in DISC behavior analysis, transformation, forgiveness, and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) coaching. She founded The Bold Advocate Leadership Institute to help other women learn how to shift what they say to themselves, shut down the internal struggle with self-worth, and stop letting others dictate how they direct their lives. Her mission is to teach other women how to shift what they say internally about themselves and not buy into the negative messages from society or others around them. Mary Denise knows first-hand how debilitating it can be to have an internal struggle with self-worth. Her work has helped countless women find their voice and define their path in life. In this episode, Mary Denise and I discuss: * Internal Dialogue * Legacy * Purpose, Passion & Impact * Joy & Energy
Find Mary Denise here.
She has a special offer just for you.
My guest this week is Marcy Amaro, an educator, speaker, communication and empowerment expert, podcaster, and coach.
Through her work, Marcy helps others to create an impact-focused business that generates income and the lifestyle they desire!
We discuss:
- Turning your greatest asset into income generation
- Sharing your message to impact others
- Overcoming challenges to find your way
You can find Marcy here.
My guest this week is Jennifer Colwell, founder and CEO of Entry Envy. Combining practicality and creativity, Entry Envy is a custom address sign company that helps busy women create a welcoming entry with simplicity and convenience, at the same time, identifying their home for guests and delivery drivers.
Jennifer's passion for technology, business development and carpentry inspired her long-term mission to help empower more young non-college-bound women to consider the trades as a solid career. Through her work, Jennifer is breaking the societal stigma of the trades.
In this episode, Jennifer shares how she overcame some of her biggest fears and embraced huge changes to create the life and business that she loves! Jennifer is using her success as a platform for change and to give back to those looking to explore a different path.
We discuss:
- Redefining your definition of success
- Embracing the trajectory of change
- Trusting the process
- Finding your purpose and passion
- Using your time and talents to help others
If you're ready for a change, whether personal or professional, this episode will inspire you to find the courage within yourself and the strength to take the first step.
Connect with Jennifer here. You can follow her too!
If you like what you hear and want to learn more about In Flow with Soul and what I do, please schedule a FREE discovery call with me here.
*In Flow with Soul is also available on Apple and Spotify
This is a very special episode for two reasons!
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It is the 50th episode of In Flow with Soul. I want to thank everyone who has contributed to this milestone including our wonderful, inspiring guests, you; the supportive listeners, and my dedicated team. You have my sincere gratitude.
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This episode is about The Hero's Journey.
You're invited to join me as I discuss 7 important steps of The Hero's Journey with topics including:
- Internal vs. External Locus of Control
- The Most Rewarding Choice
- When Life Happens to You vs. When Life Happens for You
Take time and really listen and learn about the different stages. Ask yourself where you are in this journey, and if that is where you truly want to be.
Please download my FREE visual guide for The Hero's Journey here.
You can also book a FREE 60 minute discovery call with me if you'd like to explore this subject further.
For more content on consciousness and similar topics, follow me on Instagram and subscribe to my YouTube channel.
My guest this week is Business Coach Dr. Monikah Ogando who helps leaders achieve profitable growth, beneficial relationships and outstanding results!
Dr. Ogando shares her personal journey of:
- Overcoming fear
- Embracing opportunity
- Understanding others
- Cultivating empathy and truthful communication
- Establishing professional worth
It is through these experiences that she helps others find their purpose and achieve optimal success!
This episode is for anyone who wants to enrich their communication skills, seek greater opportunity and conquer their fears!
Find Dr. Ogando here. You can follow her too!
If you like what you hear and want to learn more about In Flow with Soul and what I do, please schedule a FREE discovery call with me here.
*In Flow with Soul is also available on Apple and Spotify
My guest this week is Real Estate Broker, Shari Roberts. In this episode, Shari shares her real world and professional experiences that have led her to live the life and have the business that she loves!
With laughter and honesty, Shari and I discuss the importance of:
- Difficult Conversation
- Clear Expectations
- Direct Communication
- Team Support
We share experiences that have brought us both to these life truths:
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If you're not happy and comfortable with your choice, you will not be pleased with the result.
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Give yourself permission to walk away from something when it doesn't feel right.
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It's OK to say NO!
This episode is a must listen for anyone looking to make a change, shift their path or take the next step in their business or life.
You can find more about Shari and connect with her here.
If you like what you hear and want to learn more about In Flow with Soul and what I do, please schedule a FREE discovery call with me here.
*In Flow with Soul is also available on Apple and Spotify
This week's episode features Business Development Coach and founder of Dream Key Consulting LLC, Chris Abazis.
Chris been a professional Business Coach since 2010. He believes in maintaining a positive mindset, creating partnerships with a purpose, and always striving for significant outcomes. Chris works with his clients to help them find leverage, so that they are free to have more time to experience their desired life and business.
With humor and truth, Chris and I discuss:
- The Importance of Ownership and Personal Responsibility
- The Power of Curiosity
- The Definition of Success
- The Impact of Entrepreneurship
- The Experience of Different Paths
Chris shows us how to be clear on who we are, who we want to be and who we want to impact!
Learn more about Chris here, and follow him on Instagram.
Last month, I was featured on Conversations with Chris where we discussed identifying and overcoming limiting beliefs that disconnect us from our passion and purpose. Listen here!
If you like what you hear and want to learn more about In Flow with Soul and what I do, please schedule a FREE discovery call with me here.
*In Flow with Soul is also available on Apple and Spotify
Before you read on or listen to this week's podcast episode, take a minute and ask yourself this very important question:
"How happy or satisfied do I feel right now?"
Be honest with yourself. There is no right or wrong answer, only information.
Now, listen to this episode. I am discussing the power of consciousness.
- What it is and how it impacts our entire life and all of our experiences
- Our behavior and basic needs and the connection between the two
- 3 important life questions
- External versus internal locus of control
- The impact of our world view on our experiences
- The Gross Continuum of Freedom
and much more! There is so much useful and potentially life-changing information in this episode.
I invite you to explore it with an open heart and open mind!
Please download my FREE visual guide for The Gross Continuum of Freedom here.
You can also book a FREE 60 minute discovery call with me if you'd like to explore this subject further.
For more content on consciousness and similar topics, follow me on Instagram.
This week my guest is Debbie Brosnan, Personal Chef and Founder of The Effortless Kitchen. Debbie said she began her business as a passion project in 2019, and has since shared her love of cooking and connection with many!
Navigating through the pandemic, Debbie began offering virtual cooking classes as a way to provide customers with something fun and healthy, while also giving her audience a social outlet.
Through these classes, Debbie has learned to embrace her authentic self and encourages those who attend to do the same! She loves to see her audience step out of their "food" comfort zone and learn new things!
Her love of food, healthy living, storytelling and learning about others has led her to make her passion into a profitable business that she truly loves!
We discuss:
- The path and pivots of authenticity
- Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
- Finding your passion and embracing it
- Helping others through your gifts
If you're looking for light-hearted inspiration and a feel story, give this episode a listen!
Learn more about Debbie at https://www.theeffortlesskitchen.com (Get a FREE recorded class and recipe from Debbie) and find her on Instagram too!
If you'd like to learn more about In Flow with Soul and Dr. Mary Meduna-Gross, schedule a discovery call here.
In this week's episode of In Flow with Soul, Transformational Identity Coach, Alexis Brown, shares how she learned to let go of her past and found the freedom to choose the future she wanted to create!
We discuss:
- Limiting Beliefs
- Releasing the Past
- The Power of the Subconscious Mind
- Trust; yourself and life's process
For anyone who is looking for freedom from their past and hope for their future, listen to this episode. Thank you, Alexis. Learn more about Alexis and her work here.
To book a call with Dr. Mary Meduna-Gross, click here.
My guest this week is Holly Holland, intuitive author, international speaker, holistic educator and grief coach who supports people in expressing themselves through writing, speaking and other creative forms of expression.
In this episode, Holly shares her own experience with loss that moved her to help others navigate through similar experiences. We discuss
- Having difficult conversations and preparing for loss
- Taking the time to allow yourself to move through the process
- Using creative expression to move yourself forward from challenges and change
- Changing the narrative we tell ourselves
For anyone who has experienced loss, grief or challenges (haven't we all), this episode is for you!
If you want to learn more about Holly, you can find her here.
Coaching is more than just a buzzword, a sports relationship or a service offering...
Join me as I do a deep-dive into this profession.
If you're curious about coaching, want to learn more about it or interested in how it differs from other support services, this episode is for you!
We'll discuss:
- Coaching as it relates to personal and professional development
- How coaching is different from other supportive services like therapy, counseling and consulting
- Who benefits from coaching
- Transactional vs. transformational coaching
- The goals and expectations of coaching
and much more!
If you'd like to learn more about me, you can find me here.
What better way to start the new year than to discuss leadership! Why? It is relevant to everyone.
Whether you want to focus on personal or professional leadership, it is important to define and understand it.
Join me as I discuss all things leadership...
- What it is and what it is not
- Common leadership myths
- My own definition of leadership based on my experiences and research
- Leadership responsibilities
- Personal leadership
I'd love to hear from you! Please reach to Mary at mary@mmgcoaching.com with any questions or feedback.
For more leadership content, follow @mmgcoaching on Instagram.
Learn more about Mary here.
My guest this week is Gabriela Chang. She is a Transformational Healer, Speaker, Author, Women’s Empowerment Advocate, Dating and Relationship Expert who uses her intuitive gifts to tune into her clients higher frequencies and download the information they need to work with in order to activate their subconscious mind, dissolve limitations, and rewire their vibrations to welcome in the love they desire.
Gaby helps to accelerate her clients spiritual, physical, and emotional ascension to heal past karma drama and experience the loving relationship they deserve. She is a certified ThetaHealer Practitioner, Reiki Healer, Transformational & Mastery Coach, and Feminine Embodiment Leading Expert with the skills and care to guide her clients and help them to transform their love life.
She shares her own experiences and healing journey which has led her to help others find the love they want and deserve.
Learn more about Gaby here.
My guest this week is Heather Rudalavage, RDN, LDN, female entrepreneur and founder of Intuitive Nutrition. As a Certified Intuitive Eating counselor, Heather is a Health at Every Size, anti-diet dietician.
Heather shares her personal and professional journey that brought her to entrepreneurship and pursuing her passion to help women:
- Feel good in their body
- Be and stay healthy
- Appreciate self-care
- Experience freedom within themselves and their body
- Tune into their body and respect its wisdom
- Understand the concept of intuitive eating and implement it into their health journey
Heather nurtures and supports women as they explore and unpack their ideas about eating and their bodies.
If you want to learn more about intuitive eating, listening and honoring your body, and feeling good in your own skin, tune into this episode!
Learn more about Heather here.
In this week's episode, my guest is chiropractor and certified Neuro Emotional Technique practitioner, Dr. Becca Keyes. She shares her approach to helping patients facilitate the removal of physical, chemical, and emotional interferences to allow their bodies to self-heal and maintain wellness.
We discuss learning to:
• Trust your body
• Find balance
• Create stability
• Reduce stress
...and how to become your own health advocate!
Dr. Keyes shares her story, personal path to healing and the desire to help others which has led her to where she is today! Learn more about Dr. Keyes here.
My guest this week is Certified Holistic Health Coach, Laura Folkes who shares how her personal health journey inspired her entrepreneurial path to help others release self-sabotaging behaviors, let go of limiting beliefs, embrace self-confidence and live out personal truths.
Laura and I discuss:
- Using personal experience to help others
*Asking for support without shame
- Defining personal truths and self-authoring your own stories
*Breaking the lies that create cycles of self-sabotage and unhealthy behaviors
Learn more about Laura here.
In this week's episode, my guest, Wealth Strategist, Tara Mettler and I discuss a variety of topics including entrepreneurship, finances and money management.
With a true entrepreneurial spirit and financial wisdom, Tara tells her story---a path filled with creativity, opportunity and how she has learned to make her money work for her!
Tara shares some great tips like paying yourself first and ways to make your money grow.
Give it a listen, and learn more about Tara here.
My guest this week, Carol Register is a Certified Master NeuroCoach™, Success Strategist, international entrepreneur, investor, consultant, speaker and coach.
She helps empower her clients to have their own transformations - to remove the blocks standing in their way, and provide a proven strategy to help them to the success that they desire.
In this episode, Carol shares her personal journey and the experiences that have led her to the present. We discuss:
- Releasing Limiting Beliefs
- Embracing Self-Awareness
- Becoming Self-Empowered
- Finding a Community of Support
Learn more about Carol here.
Sales Strategist, Psychologist and author of Compelling Selling, Dr. Nancy Zare coaches her clients to:
- Understand the different buyer styles
- Authentically communicate based on each individual buyer's style
- Build rapport, trust and connection with clients and prospects
- Be confident and helpful
In this week's episode, Nancy shares that the secret to successful selling is to understand and communicate like your buyers!
This is a must listen for anyone who struggles with communication, connecting and prospecting. (Helpful skills for anyone not just business owners)
Find Nancy here.
Maria LaVelle
Maria LaVelle is the Chief Executive Officer of Pheple (PHee-pole) Federal Credit Union in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. She has been the CEO of the credit union for the past twenty years. Given a leadership opportunity at a young age, Maria shares the importance of mentorship, perseverance and life-long learning!
For Maria, being a leader means working with her team to achieve the best outcome for everyone. When it comes to success, Maria credits:
- Moving forward from failure
*Being able to adjust and make changes to the plan
*Self-accessing and not falling into the comparison trap
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Not being defined by circumstance
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Taking risks and owning responsibility
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Working with and supporting her team
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Leadership coaching
When asked what advice she would give to listeners, she said, "Your past doesn't define your future...YOU do!"
Maria serves on many boards and is a mentor to young professionals within the credit union movement. She is also a proud mother and grandmother. Thank you, Maria!
This week's episode is all about MINDSET. My guest is Life Coach and International Breakthrough Specialist, Linda Eskay. As Linda shares her story of self-empowerment and helping others to discover the power within, we discuss the:
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- Detrimental victim mentality
- Danger of the "happiness" formula
- Freedom of going with life's ebb and flow
- Power that lies within our soul and how to unlock it
- Process of breaking down barriers through coaching
Linda's work helps others to see their own power and assume their true identities. She shows people how shifting their mindset can change every aspect of their lives and allow their authentic self to shine. Follow Linda here.
My guest this week is Tamara Jenkins, EMBA MCIPD MA who is the CEO of Protean Coaching LTD. As a CEO, Executive Coach, Human Resource Expert and mother to two toddlers, Tamara wears many hats and has affectionately named herself a "Mompreneur."
She fully embraces this busy lifestyle and lives out her passion to help others. Through coaching, Tamara helps businesses and individuals realize and act on their full potential!
During this episode, we discuss the following, pertaining both to life and business:
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Understanding people and how they interact with each other
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Realizing "You don't know what you don't know," and what to do next
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Creating and committing to meaningful, small actionable goals
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Making self-care a priority
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Having an accountability partner
I hope you take the time to listen, enjoy and get to know Tamara!
*Podcast is available on Apple & Spotify
My guest this week is Stacy Miller, MA LPCC, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and Owner of Still Waters Counseling, LLC. In this episode, Stacy shares some very important insights as a business owner, mental health professional and female entrepreneur. We discuss:
- Taking Entrepreneurial Risks
- Reframing Failure
- Learning Wisdom (Knowing How & When to Act on an Idea)
- Surrounding Yourself with the Right Team & Support System
- Creating an Emotionally Safe, Secure & Non-Judgmental Atmosphere
- Crushing the Stigma that Surrounds Mental Health
Stacy offers practical business advice, supportive ways to grow personally and professionally as well as ways to achieve overall growth.
If you are interested in learning more about Stacy, her practice and the services she offers, you can find her here: https://www.stillwatersllc.com/about-us.html
My guest this week, Dr. Natalie Gentile, of Gentile Family DPC shares her journey of self-compassion and self-care as she navigates through:
- Entrepreneurship
- Mental Health
- Motherhood
- Relationships
- Breaking Industry Barriers
Dr. Gentile speaks honestly about her struggles, triumphs and growth as she opened a new business, during a pandemic, while raising two toddlers.
This episode is a MUST for anyone seeking to find their truth. You'll be laughing, crying and breathing a sigh of relief (like you've just spent hours talking to an old friend) by the end of this episode.
Find Dr. Gentile here.
In this special birthday edition of In Flow With Soul, I am joined by my good friend and fellow coach, Monica Edwards. Our roles are reversed, as Monica graciously steps in as guest host, and I am now on the "other side." From this perspective, I was able to pause, reflect and share my life's journey giving special attention to this past year.
During this episode, I dive deep into the lessons I've learned along the way and those I continue to learn and understand as time goes on including:
- The power and beauty of coaching
-Through coaching, I have realized no one is broken, including myself.
- The sun comes after the storm
-By staying in the storm, I open myself to the light that follows.
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Good leaders vs. Great leaders
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Ask yourself, "Whose show is this?" (I'll give you a hint. There's no I in team).
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Assessment leads to opportunities
-Although it's uncomfortable, sometimes you have to take a good, hard look at your life, your business and your relationships.
- The story you tell yourself
-and others...because ultimately what you tell yourself becomes the story of your life.
I hope you enjoy and celebrate with me!
Thank you Monica for being a part of this!
It could be better.
It's not supposed to be this way.
No one takes me seriously.
I am making a living, but not really living.
Be honest, have you ever felt like this?
If you're human, I bet your answer is YES!
In this week's episode, my guest, entrepreneur and creative, Meg Beatty shares her dynamic journey of self-love and growth (both personal and professional).
We discuss the importance of:
- Being Your Own Cheerleader
- Believing in Your Ability and Offerings
- Building a Life & Business that Brings You Joy
- Beginning again (Why it's OK to start over & set boundaries)
This episode is for anyone looking for encouragement, direction and inspiration.
You can find Meg here.
Sarah Lavezzo is the founder and director of Ascend Micro School. Her mission is more than just the tagline "Growing Minds, Giving Hearts." Through personal experience, she knows that education is not a "one size fits all" item packaged neatly on a convenient shelf (and neither is business).
Sarah says, "I have been a “teacher” since second grade when I started helping in my mom’s first grade classroom. Working with children has always been my passion! I love exploring the world with them, guiding them as they pursue their dreams, and just having a fun time together. I firmly believe that our kids are capable of great things, and I’m excited to see the amazing work of our students!"
In this episode, Sarah discusses the important life and entrepreneurial lessons she has learned through opening a business that caters to growing minds and giving hearts! She offers personal reflections that prove valuable to any entrepreneur at any stage of life and business. Listen to this week's episode where we shed light on the importance of:
- Evolving, Adapting and Growing Your Business to Offer Your Clients the Best Experience
- Being Open to Life-Long Learning and Growth
- Giving Yourself Permission to Take a Necessary Pause
You can learn more about Ascend Micro School here.
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains sensitive material including loss, suicide and death.
My guest this week is Peggy, CEO of Thee Grief Specialist.
She uses her personal experience with grief and healing to help others process pain and loss. Professionally, Peggy offers support and coaching to help people move through the grieving process, focusing on acceptance, understanding and healing. She offers clients tools and resources beyond talk therapy, to move forward through action focusing on aspects of emotional, mental and physical health.
Having lost two children, Peggy has shared her heart and hope with others through her Amazon best-selling book Life After Child Loss; The Mother’s Survival Guide to Cope and Find Joy.
For anyone who has ever experienced loss, this is an informative and supportive discussion.
You can connect and learn more about Peggy here.
My guest this week is Cheryl Munoz, the Founder and Owner of SCHOOLHOUSE KITCHEN + STUDIO.
To experience more meaningful connections to her local farmers and neighbors, she opened (along with hundreds of others) a cooperative grocery store in the Village of Oak Park, IL in July 2015.
During this episode, we discuss the importance of meaningful connection, the impact of creative outlets, the joy found in simple daily tasks and the freedom in pursuing your passion.
Through her entrepreneurial ventures, Cheryl has built a business that she loves. Listen to this episode where she shares her story, her advice and inspiration.
You can find SCHOOLHOUSE KITCHEN + STUDIO on Facebook.
My guest this week is Ginger Day. On this episode, she shares her story. This includes:
- Navigating through a huge change that shifted life as she knew it
- Finding herself through a renewed faith, the support of her family and a love of fitness (she is a self-proclaimed Yogi)
- Building a business through creativity and the desire to help
Throughout our time together, Ginger recalls people, places and life events that brought her to the present. She uses these experiences to connect with clients and create copy that shares THEIR story, brand and voice.
You can find Ginger here and on Instagram.
My guest this week is business owner and therapist, Maryellen Dance who makes it her mission to help others let go of the pressure to be perfect, ditch the noise and be okay with being "okay-ish."
Maryellen shines light on mental health, gives an honest perspective on self-improvement and empowers others to be their most okay-ish self.
We discuss how noise is more prevalent now than ever, and how to protect ourselves from the lies we hear about our true selves.
Learn more about Maryellen here.
She is the Owner of and Certified Relationship Therapist for Love Grows: The Relationship Consultants, a boutique firm focused on healthy relationships.
Misha encourages others to see therapy as a health and wellness tool used to help people develop and foster a healthy relationship with themselves and others.
In this episode, we discuss how business owners and professionals can redefine, balance and grow their relationships with their partners.
Misha highlights that relationships are based around choices, intentionality and open communication.
This episode is great for anyone looking to healthier fulfilling relationships with themselves or others.
Learn more about Misha here, and follow her at lovegrows_misha
- Have you ever felt like you are not enough?
- Do you burn yourself out to the point of physical and mental despair?
- Is your to-do list longer than your grocery list?
If you've answered yes to any of these questions, this week's podcast episode is for you!
My guest, Amy McLendon, Executive Director of Laurel Area Faith in Action shares how she's learned to embrace rest (mind, body and spirit), celebrate who she is in the present, and how she helps empower other women to be their best selves.
Through her work, Amy serves others; offering compassion and kindness, but she makes sure to give herself compassion and kindness too.
Are you exhausted, flooded with tension and gripped with pain?
Is your to-do list riddled with fatigue, stress and worry?
If so, this is the episode for you...
My guest is AnnMerle Feldman, a stress-relief coach who helps women 50 and older, redefine self-care, develop a new relationship with their bodies and learn to effectively handle stress!
She helps her clients sleep better, feel stronger and spend less time stressing out!
Whether you are #FierceOver50 or not there yet, this episode will help you better understand how stress impacts your body, the importance of movement and why you are worth more than a life full of physical pain and mental exhaustion.
Find AnnMerle Feldman here.
Follow her on IG: @annmerle
My guest this week is Mandy Friend Gigliotti. She leads a multi-million dollar real estate team, is a partner in her husband's business and together, they run a daycare which serves over 60 families.
Her secret to success? Mandy ditched the "Hustle." Sounds crazy, right? Wrong...
Listen to this week's episode where Mandy gets real and candid as she shares the freedom, success and opportunities that come when you stop hustling and start living! This episode is for you if you've been searching for something more and are ready to reclaim your life!
You can find Mandy here:
https://linktr.ee/Mandyfriend
Pursue You Podcast
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains subject matter on the topics of suicide and mental health. If these topics are triggering to you, please do not listen or seek out the necessary support.
My guest this week is Dr. Jessica Skovira, Pennsylvania Veterinarian, who discusses the lessons she's learned so far on her professional and personal journey. Through her story, Jessica highlights what to do when things don't go as planned, how to learn to communicate with different kinds of people in a variety of situations and why professional boundaries are so important.
We talk about her experience living on an island, while in school, and the process of becoming a business owner. Jessica shares her passion for mental health, especially within the veterinary community.
Listen to this week's episode for the key to both personal and professional growth, how to tune out the haters and let go of negativity through a simple self-evaluation exercise.
Find Dr. Jess here
Karyne is a Reiki Master and Wellness Practitioner from Montreal. She helps her clients realign their mind, body and soul by transferring her energy to what the client needs to unblock what is holding them back. Through the practice of Reiki, Karen guides others to a place of empowerment and growth.
In this episode, she shares her knowledge of reiki and energy as well as her entrepreneurial wisdom. She discusses the importance of loving yourself and embracing your support circle.
Find Karyne here.
If you want to feel empowered, listen to this week's episode...it's a great place to start!
Joline Rivera knew from an early age that she wanted something more and wanted to give something more. On her own, she put herself through college, becoming the first member of her Mexican-American family to earn a BA in Graphic Design.
While she achieved success at one of the world's largest publishing houses, she knew true fulfillment would only come by feeding her entrepreneurial spirit. Joline left the comfort of corporate life to become one of the most sought-after independent creative directors and trend-spotters in the food industry, creating content and publications for Meredith Publishing, Food Network, KOHLS, USFoods, and more.
Joline noticed America’s shifting stance on cannabis during the early stages of legalization, but was convinced that most were looking for alternatives to smoking. She then changed the trajectory of the male-dominated, fast-growing $10 billion cannabis industry in 2017 as the only minority woman to launch a media brand, beginning with the launch of Kitchen Toke, a visually driven print and digital property reporting on culinary cannabis for health and wellness.
Dominating that space, she became the go-to for creating and curating culinary cannabis events in the lodging, retail, and music arena; she created the first infused dinner for NY, Fashion designer, Prabal Gurung and Bloomingdale’s, Hoxton Hotel, and Lyrical Lemonade, a three daylong hip-hop festival on Chicago’s southside.
In this episode, Joline shares that putting herself first has allowed her to make a difference in the lives of so many. Joline's key to success? Always trusting her gut!
Learn more about Joline and Kitchen Toke here.
This week's guest is Stephanie Hanrahan. She began her career as a labor and delivery nurse, shifting to a stay-at-home mom, only to realize something was missing! While she deeply loves her husband and children, she missed her passion...WRITING!
When she stepped out of her comfort zone to share her truth, making her private Instagram journal public, Stephanie went viral and her world changed!
With new opportunities knocking, she found herself sharing her truth with the world on platforms like CNN and the Today Show, as well as becoming a TEDx Talk speaker! Just recently, she became a founding member of the nonprofit Labeled and Loved.
As we talk, Stephanie continues to share her truth, encouraging other women to let go of the "Perfection Facade" and embrace who they really are, both personally and professionally.
She gets real as she shares her triumphs and struggles as a Mom to two special needs children, wife to a husband with a chronic illness, entrepreneur, writer, but most importantly...how she lets her true self shine through it all!
This special edition of In Flow with Soul is dedicated to those of you who have dedicated yourselves to the roles and responsibilities of motherhood. To all of the mothers, grandmothers, stepmothers, aunts, daughters, sisters and special women who have impacted our lives...Thank You!
My guest for this episode is Bianka Hardin, Psy.D. She is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and owner of Centered Therapy Chicago, LLC. Dr. Hardin founded CTC in 2014 with the mission to help children, adolescents, and adults improve their mental health and quality of life.
This episode is meaningful for all women; mothers, business owners, entrepreneurs, and any woman looking for supportive ways to care for herself, her wellbeing and her loved ones. Dr. Hardin discusses:
- Simple ways to incorporate mindfulness into your life
- How to center in on what you really want
- Learning to accept supportive relationships and resources that are beneficial to yourself, your family and your business
- The power of the absolute YES and saying no
- Your most important investment
This week's podcast guest is Mental Fitness Expert and founder of 360.Mind.Body.Soul, Ashanti Johnson who created 360MBS in 2010 for those ready for a mental and physical change.
Also a TEDx speaker, she inspires others to understand and embrace the mind, body, spirit connection. We'll discuss:
- The power of visualization
- The mental shift to support your personal and entrepreneurial efforts
- The importance of building your team for yourself and your business
In this week's episode, my guest Savannah Locke joyfully discusses her entrepreneurial journey which she continues to craft and write as she discovers new things about herself and the world around her! Her authentic self shines as she shares what she is learning a long the way...
Savannah, a creative at heart, is a writer, musician, photographer and entrepreneur who has successfully ran and sold her own real estate company. She'll offer practical advice which you can implement today to grow your business and practice self-care!
On this week's episode of In Flow with Soul, my guest is Hillary Johnson. Simply put, she is an Interdisciplinary Artist and Coach, but we quickly learn from her that this is more than just a title! Find out how Hillary uses art and passion to help others heal.
We'll discuss the healing journey and finding one's authentic self through creative processes, letting go of the traditions that bind us.
Don't miss this freeing episode!
In this week's episode of In Flow with Soul, my guest is Dahlia Akhaine. She is a Certified Digital Marketing Strategist who has a passion for all things online business! Whether you have a brick and mortar business, an online business or you are thinking of starting a business, Dahlia believes there are a few key things every entrepreneur should know:
- Exactly What You Are Offering to Your Clients/Customers
- The Value of Your Offer
- How Your Offer will Help Others
Dahlia highlights the importance of clarity, value and intentionality. Whether you are just starting out, thinking of switching careers or have been in business for 25 years, you'll learn something valuable from this episode!
In this week's episode of In Flow with Soul, my guest Nikki Heller, licensed Esthetician and owner of Spa REBE, shares how she became comfortable in her own skin and her mission to help other women do the same! She'll share her lifelong passion for business, the importance of setting boundaries and how she's really come to live her own truth. Want to be inspired? Listen Now :)
On this week's episode of In Flow with Soul, I am joined by Intuit, Nancy Robbins who has helped so many, including myself move forward towards growth.
Nancy connects, listens and gently guides others to let go of negative emotions and feelings which inhibit growth. She helps people to recognize and replace things that are holding them back with mindset, strength and creative freedom.
Listen as Nancy shares her experience with helping people find the right energy that allows their true soul to shine!
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains sensitive material including substance use, addiction, recovery and suicide.
Is self-doubt consuming your life? Are you stuck in a never-ending cycle of pain? Do you long for creative freedom to passionately pursue your personal and professional desires? No matter where you are on your healing journey, this episode is for you!
Join me this week as I talk to Plant and Fungal Medicine Advocate, Cannabis Chef, Herbalist and Recovery Warrior, Bobbi Lee Williams. Bobbi whole-heartedly shares her journey to recovery, self-acceptance and entrepreneurial discovery through plant-based healing. We’ll discuss:
- Alternative Healing
- The Power of Authentic Rest
- Using Your Business as a Platform for Good
On this week's episode of In Flow with Soul, my guest, Julie Allison, owner of Watch Her Grow shares her passion to help and support other women. Her company believes in a holistic approach to business growth, specifically helping women-owned business owners. We'll discuss her shift from corporate to a heart-centered business owner who empowers other women to achieve their dreams and find their voices!
In this week's episode of In Flow with Soul, Menopause Coach, Melissa Bell breaks down the myths of menopause. Her refreshing, honest approach encourages women to:
- Ask questions & learn
- Let go of the "suffer through it" mentality
- Seek support from other women
- Nourish your body and reduce your stress load
In this episode of In Flow with Soul, I speak to Judith, who is a Holistic Chiropractor and Spiritual Doula. She'll share her journey to health, wholeness and self-discovery. We'll discuss:
- Overall Health: Mind, Body, and Spirit Connection
- Embracing Growth and Change
- Value Alignment & Living in the Present
This episode will make you think and challenge you to grow!
Is your business a creative outlet? Is it a vessel for you to share what you love with others?
Join me this week as I talk to Lita, owner of the home and lifestyle brand, EINNIM, as we discuss her shift from corporate to comfort and how she’s learned to:
- Bring people comfort and joy through her business
- Turn her passion into profit
- Use her own self-awareness to better understand others and the mindset of consumers
- Communicate her needs honestly to those around her
Is your life chaotic? Are you overwhelmed trying to juggle your business and personal life? The solution may be to play. Video game designer, Jessica Creane, who embraces the Theory of Chaos, shares with us how she shifted her mindset from chaos to play, using creative play to overcome challenges.
Join me as I talk with business owner, Maggie Pleskac, who runs a full-time, multi-faceted Yoga studio. Maggie shares her passion for nourishing others and herself through food and yoga. Listen as Maggie tells us how her creative entrepreneurial spirit and passions helped her navigate through life's most devastating moments. Maggie is a firm believer in intentional pauses and restorative rest. Find out why, on this episode...