Modern Mogul Podcast: Recent Episodes
Marlyne Pierce
Interviews with disruptive business leaders and startup founders taking an unconventional approach to living a high impact life and building businesses that will change our future. Topics: Strategy. Leadership and Economics
Whether custmers are asking for refunds and leaving negative reviews or you are terminating contracts or siliently suffering until the contact and engagement ends, there is a wisdom to be gained.
In this episode. I am sharing the 5 gaps that are usually present when the growing pains of negative reviews, refunds and charge back requests and lack or refferals are present. If you are experiencing this negative situation in your buisness listen to this episode on the gaps and how to close them.
Reach out to learn more and get help with your specific situation. @modernmogulhq.com.
Understanding this intersection of value and worthiness with scalability is a major key to sustainable growth and scalability.
When you put your values in the DNA of your business, so that it resonates and magnetizes the right customers and clients, because it's not just word of mouth, it's not just a thing you say, but it's a thing that you activate throughout your entire business operations. You're building a new paradigm business. If you listen to this and it resonates with you, I'd love to invite you to learn more about working with me in my upcoming intensive. It's an experience designed to help business leaders, particularly in digital or technology based businesses who have achieved product market. And who are ready to scale their business by building more consistent revenue and momentum and then scaling their business with right products, people, processes, technology, but you're having a hard time knowing where to start or how to start based on your current resources and constraints. www.modernmogulhq.com/speaking https://www.instagram.com/modernmogulhq/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlynenpierce
Understanding this intersection of value and worthiness with scalability is a major key to sustainable growth and scalability.
When you put your values in the DNA of your business, so that it resonates and magnetizes the right customers and clients, because it's not just word of mouth, it's not just a thing you say, but it's a thing that you activate throughout your entire business operations. You're building a new paradigm business.
If you listen to this and it resonates with you, I'd love to invite you to learn more about working with me in my upcoming intensive. It's an experience designed to help business leaders, particularly in digital or technology based businesses who have achieved product market. And who are ready to scale their business by building more consistent revenue and momentum and then scaling their business with right products, people, processes, technology, but you're having a hard time knowing where to start or how to start based on your current resources and constraints.
Connect with me at www.modernmogulhq.com
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Flow can happen to you or you can create the circumstances that enable flow.
In this podcast we talk about what is flow, how can you access it, what are the individual and group benefits of flow, and the unique process I got certified in a few years ago that you can leverage to access flow with intention. We also reference the work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Steven Kolter, and Keith Sawyer.
We explore questions such as -
What is your flow type?
Are you able to easily access flow?
What are the benefits you have experienced from accessing flow?
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This episode is specifically for individuals who feel like they are at a crossroads of what to do with their career, what to do with a relationship, what to do with how they spend, and investor resources. or who want to know how to change the patterns that have been occurring in their lives. I present a framework to help with evaluating your next steps and how to look at new opportunities coming to you. I also share an app that was helpful to me during 2020. It was built by one of my dearest mentors and I would love to share it with you all in a community experience.
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https://www.playakasha.com/
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eBay, NFT platforms, and Instagram are being asked to tackle customer experience
From eBay to NFT traditional and newly formed marketplaces alike have to tackle payment processing and transaction friction. The best approach is top of mind for platforms, buyers, and sellers. Staying top of mine is also one of the reasons we re-share content on Instagram. How will recent news stories change the algorithms to address bias allegations? tune in to find out.
Tiwa King is the creative force behind the CGI-powered website at Tiwaking.com. Her mission is to help people, especially women live audaciously, authentically, and absolutely by creating spaces for them to feel, discover and navigate life’s hurdles so they can live as their authentic selves. This inspired her to create interactive spaces on her website.
In this show, we discuss
-How she conceptualized the website to utilize CGI to create an innovative website and customer experience journey
-The root of her conviction for creating a welcoming space to represent her personal brand and engage her audience
-How we can all own and express more of our personal power to connect with an audience and live with more joy and fulfillment
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Continuing down the relationship funnels after a purchase experience churn and loyalty then become the biggest issues for founders and business leaders in the tech/digital product. How do you ensure you keep your membership retention high and loyalty soaring? We are talking about the importance of focusing on this in this episode.
Tune in the get some insights.
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Trials are the beginning of a commitment process, it's serious dating in the relationship funnel that leads to marriage and legacy.
Ensuring you have the right prospects and delivering the desired outcome is critical to the growth process. However, in the digital/tech space this is where many founders and business leaders flounder with low conversions and purchases. In this episode we discuss this from enjoying your workflow is optimized to how to craft the right experience to set the tone.
book a call to create a game plan for your specific situation and at www.modermogulhq.com
In this episode, we discuss how to create a premium tech experience and the key ingredients to make sure you are building an engaging and exciting experience for all your customers.
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Based on the famous book by Gay Hendricks, The Big Leap. Let's talk about the common ways we stop ourselves from experiencing more of what we really desire. What can you do better this week, over the next 30 days, or over the next quarter to elevate your business and personal leadership? Tune in to get to the root of this for you, or get a quick refresher.
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Tune in to learn how women and diverse leaders and founders can lead with more ease, grace, and faith even when it feels like key people in their business don't see their worth and the value they bring.
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Are you doing a month, quarter, or year in review? Check out this podcast for the 10+ questions you need to consider for business building, leadership, and growth. These are some of the same questions I start with when taking on private clients, they are critical to creating a plan of action and knowing what to prioritize now and how to get the best return on investment in your rapidly going business.
Links mentioned:
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlynenpierce/
Burnout is an outmoded badge of honor from the old paradigm. It's time to make the upgrade and do the work. Tune in to get the power framework to work for you.
Message me "power now" on Instagram or Twitter to get the worksheet for this podcast episode.
Schedule your 30-minute call to get started on creating your burnout recovery roadmap!
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Tune in to learn more about the mask you maybe are wearing to protect yourself and how to work with the shadow purpose of your mask to reach your next level of growth and scale faster than ever.
Resources mentioned:
www.genekeys.com
www.jovianarchive.com/
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Why Modern Mogul HQ is purposefully organized around scaling better businesses faster starting with the nucleus of the leader, the leadership team, and their value system. Also, learn how this approach helps our clients Achieve Exponential Growth through Holistic Customer Experience
The why behind Modern Mogul and why it is much more than a brand name for helping digital innovators to disrupt the status quo and scale their businesses.
One of the things critical to helping businesses to not only stabilize but optimize and scale is systems. That's one of the things that we focus on here in the modern mobile accelerator, as people come in, as leaders are looking to enhance your business, solidified our product-market-fit, and get to the next level of growth.
We work on creating better systems and then using those systems feedback to generate insights about their customers, their marketing, their sales process.
Tune in to learn about the steps in the process you can start using today!
In this episode, I am talking about the 7 Principles Powerhouse CEOs Use to Create Consistent Revenue and scale better businesses faster in their digital business.
Tune-in and come over to Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/modernmogulhq/ to let me know your favorite of the seven steps and which step you are seeking to implement next.
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Infusing your DNA in your business is a great way to ensure alignment, sustainability, and scalability. According to studies we can have a 12X valuation boost when our businesses have clear values and mission infused in all its aspects of its operations. Listen to this podcast to learn about exactly how. Here are some resources that I mentioned in the show.
https://www.howtofascinate.com/
https://www.geneticmatrix.com/
https://www.16personalities.com/
https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test
https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/strengthsfinder.aspx
Day 1 of the 7-day Immersion to take Your Digital Product from Concept to Consistent Revenue. Learn how to conceptualize, create, and launch your first or next Digital Product Experience in 7 days.
Listen in to all 7 days to learn how to:
Discover how to make your bold ideas fit within the customer context with conversion messaging and emotional positioning like Airbnb
Develop an experiment like Jeff Bezos to create a high-value product.
Create a modern step-by-step process and marketing funnel for your core customer
Learn how to use customer experience to create and maintain market leadership
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Day 7 of the 7-day Immersion to take Your Digital Product from Concept to Consistent Revenue. Learn how to conceptualize, create, and launch your first or next Digital Product Experience in 7 days.
Listen in to all 7 days to learn how to:
Discover how to make your bold ideas fit within the customer context with conversion messaging and emotional positioning like Airbnb
Develop an experiment like Jeff Bezos to create a high-value product.
Create a modern step-by-step process and marketing funnel for your core customer
Learn how to use customer experience to create and maintain market leadership
Join me on Instagram
Join me in Facebook Community
Sign-up for the Workbook
Day 6 of the 7-day Immersion to take Your Digital Product from Concept to Consistent Revenue. Learn how to conceptualize, create, and launch your first or next Digital Product Experience in 7 days.
Listen in to all 7 days to learn how to:
Discover how to make your bold ideas fit within the customer context with conversion messaging and emotional positioning like Airbnb
Develop an experiment like Jeff Bezos to create a high-value product.
Create a modern step-by-step process and marketing funnel for your core customer
Learn how to use customer experience to create and maintain market leadership
Join me on Instagram
Join me in Facebook Community
Sign-up for the Workbook
Day 5 of the 7-day Immersion to take Your Digital Product from Concept to Consistent Revenue. Learn how to conceptualize, create, and launch your first or next Digital Product Experience in 7 days.
Listen in to all 7 days to learn how to:
Discover how to make your bold ideas fit within the customer context with conversion messaging and emotional positioning like Airbnb
Develop an experiment like Jeff Bezos to create a high-value product.
Create a modern step-by-step process and marketing funnel for your core customer
Learn how to use customer experience to create and maintain market leadership
Join me on Instagram
Join me in Facebook Community
Sign-up for the Workbook
Day 4 of the 7-day Immersion to take Your Digital Product from Concept to Consistent Revenue. Learn how to conceptualize, create, and launch your first or next Digital Product Experience in 7 days.
Listen in to all 7 days to learn how to:
Discover how to make your bold ideas fit within the customer context with conversion messaging and emotional positioning like Airbnb
Develop an experiment like Jeff Bezos to create a high-value product.
Create a modern step-by-step process and marketing funnel for your core customer
Learn how to use customer experience to create and maintain market leadership
Join me on Instagram
Join me in Facebook Community
Sign-up for the Workbook
Day 3 of the 7-day Immersion to take Your Digital Product from Concept to Consistent Revenue. Learn how to conceptualize, create, and launch your first or next Digital Product Experience in 7 days.
Listen in to all 7 days to learn how to:
Discover how to make your bold ideas fit within the customer context with conversion messaging and emotional positioning like Airbnb
Develop an experiment like Jeff Bezos to create a high-value product.
Create a modern step-by-step process and marketing funnel for your core customer
Learn how to use customer experience to create and maintain market leadership
Join me on Instagram
Join me in Facebook Community
Sign-up for the Workbook
Day 2 of the 7-day Immersion to take Your Digital Product from Concept to Consistent Revenue. Learn how to conceptualize, create, and launch your first or next Digital Product Experience in 7 days.
Listen in to all 7 days to learn how to:
Discover how to make your bold ideas fit within the customer context with conversion messaging and emotional positioning like Airbnb
Develop an experiment like Jeff Bezos to create a high-value product.
Create a modern step-by-step process and marketing funnel for your core customer
Learn how to use customer experience to create and maintain market leadership
Join me on Instagram
Join me in Facebook Community
Sign-up for the Workbook
In this episode, we are talking to Olga Yurovski about how she uncovered some insights from her corporate experience and leveraged it to create her B2B SaaS company, Shopperations. Specifically how she got the idea, validated the market, found her ideal tech team, and secured top clients like General Mills, ConAgra, and Mars Wrigley.
Topics and key takeaways from this episode:
- What she did to clarify the market problem for her software and move her ideas forward
- How she hired a dedicated offshore tech team and maintains a relationship of open communication, trust, and results
- Her insights on VC funding and why investors tend to not want to deal with NDA’s
- Beyond the metrics and milestones, what it really means to be an entrepreneur
- The secret to her resilience and overcoming obstacles and setbacks in the process
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Topics and key takeaways from this episode:
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Why PR is important for your business and personal brand right now
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The role of your personal brand in Public Relations and Networking
- How to decide who you need to have in your network
- How to remove any guilt or concern about networking to build profitable relationships
- How to become visible and have influence without sounding like a use car salesman/woman.
- How to approach pitching so you get the most out of your efforts
- How to find the fortune in following up
- How writing about a controversial topic helped Nina to go viral and grow her business
- Nina’s tips for staying grounded calm and effective as a leader in your business
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Topics and key takeaways from this episode:
- What is data culture and its components that need to be addressed
- The importance of data literacy, power, and ethics in non-profit and other organizational types
- Why data need to have a cross-functional and multi-dimensional approach and who should be responsible for data strategy, hygiene and power for best results
- How data impacts and dictates culture in an organization
- Actions you can take to better steward data hygiene within your organization
- How Genevieve launched her consultancy and solidify herself in a new city based on her passion and a strong internal impulse
- Tools she uses to stay on track and keep the overwhelmed of being a CEO at bay
Learn more about Modern Mogul HQ and how to reach our guest at https://www.modernmogulhq.com/podcast
**Keys to Secret Power - Emotions as Rocket Fuel for Growth and Leadership with Tara Star Dancer**
- How Tara came to develop her methodologies for accessing powerful emotions
- Why it works so well to help us make the invisible visible and enhance our energetic power
- How to leverage an energetic approach to interactions with others to enable your leadership
- How and why its necessary to access curiosity over judgement in communicating with others
- Why the masculine and the feminine aspects both need to be healed from our social systems
- The rise and purpose of the good girl and independent woman and why neither archetype is where women should strive to live and thrive
- They key lesson I’ve learned from this practice all the modalities I have explored over the year
- Why awareness, allowing and meaning is non-linear is essential to the path of the miraculous
- Why movement is key to digesting life and removing stagnation and disease in our body/minds
- How we can find space for true liberation and releasing of what needs to move through us in our full life experiences
- Why it's never too late to have a new childhood and give your former selves that you needed.
Learn more www.modernmogulhq.com/podcast
Featured Interview of Marlyne with Nina Dafe
Key takeaways from this interview include:
Why growing an engaged team is important to scaling your business
How to develop a culture that humans love
How to give your clients the best user experience possible
How to determine your leadership edge
The 3 key customers in your business
How you can infuse faith into your success
How to avoid stagnation in life and business
How to set realistic business goals that you hit out of the park
And more!
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Jessica Lee is a graduate of Columbia University School of Law, a Revson Fellowship Recipient and a Partner at Loeb and Loeb LLP.
Jessica has extensive legal knowledge of emerging technology and regularly advises clients on advanced advertising strategies, from how to monetize consumer insights derived from the use of emerging media platforms, including OTT apps, social media channels, wearables, chatbots, to helping them engage influencers and leverage user-generated content to optimize data collected through social media campaigns.
Jessica also advises on global and European data protection laws including data protection strategy and compliance (with a focus on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)) the topic of today's conversation.
The information provided in this interview is to only be used for informational purposes, does not constitute legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. If you need legal advice, please contact an attorney directly.
Liza Rodewald is an entrepreneur and software engineer with 16+ years of technical experience. Since 2004, she launched 3 companies in the software and services industry.
As Co-Founder and CEO of MadSkills Liza is providing flexible work options for professionals while serving middle market companies with quality virtual talent on demand.
Find out how she stays on the leading edge while being an active duty military spouse and mother to four kiddos.
Monica Mo, PhD is the founder and CEO of WellSeek, a brand and media company on a mission to dispel myths and spread truth in the health and wellness world.
She’s the Curating Editor of the WellSeek Collective and a member of the Council of Directors at True Health Initiative, a global coalition of world-renowned health experts alongside David L. Katz, Sanjay Gupta, and Deepak Chopra, and has been featured in Thrive Global and BuzzFeed.
From Fenty to Glossier and Birchbox the beauty industry has seen a lot of disruption in recent years. Today's special guest is Sheena Franklin who is leaping forward with a disruptive data-driven, and personalized machine learning beauty management application, Well-Kept Beauty. Her goal is to give us full control of our skincare and beauty routines so we know what is working for us and what is not!
In this episode we discuss:
- Sheena's background as a Government Relations Strategist in DC [6:50]
- Beauty policy trends and marketplace shifts causing industry disruption [9.50]
- How she developed and validated the Well-Kept Beauty app concept [20:20]
- The truth behind what it takes to build and take your prototype to market [24:50]
- Her marketing approach leading to the launch and how you can be an Ambassador [38:23]
- Sheena on leadership philosophy, failure, building a startup team and what fuels her faith [42:33]
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Modern Mogul was formed on the concept of bringing modern and ancient ideas together from technology to yoga and from innovation to intuition and intention. This is why after taking some of Rev. Jagadisha's classes I knew we had an aligned perspective and I invited him to talk with us on the podcast from his wealth of knowledge and experiential wisdom in yoga study and teaching for over 2 decades.
In this episode we are talking about:
- How he felt called to be a yoga teacher and share the practice with his community
- His definition of yoga and why it matters in the yoga room and in the boardroom
- How to apply yogic teachings and ancient practices to daily life
- His thoughts on our social climate and how to approach sensitive and triggering conversations
Monica Snyder is a businesswoman, Chief Nerd and Co-founder at Fearlessly Social, on a mission to make a difference while living her best life. As a Serial Entrepreneur and the Engineer behind several Saas companies, Monica's software has helped over 12,000 entrepreneurs scale their business using software and systems.
Monica is nothing short of strategic, smart and driven. In this interview, she is sharing from her experience:
- How to stay motivated in the face of setbacks [10:15]
- How she came to be building bootstrapped Software companies that leverage her strengths [13:20]
- How to think about hiring and effectively leading a high-performance team [30:05]
- What to consider when choosing and working with a Co-founder[34:10]
- Monica's lessons on leadership, success rituals and growing her business without VC funding [40:00]
Sponsor:
Mogul Accelerator Free Workshop
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ANGEL QUINTANA is a business mentor, metaphysician, holistic health practitioner, and founder of the Holistic Fashionista umbrella brand formed with the mission to support and build up holistic leaders of tomorrow to share their message with the world. She is passionate about sharing her sacred rituals and grassroots business and marketing strategies through her trademark concepts Signature System® and Kismet Client®.
In this episode, we are talking about:
- How Angel chose the bold market niche of Holistic Leaders and her service offerings before it became a trendy
- Her thoughts on what it really takes to be a successful entrepreneur and whether you need to be “born that way”
- We also get behind the real reason Angel got her tattoos and their deeper meaning (~24:54)
Tools & Mentions
Holistic Fashionista Magazine
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
Merlyne Jean-Louis, Esq. is the founder of Jean-Louis Law, P.C., a New York-based law firm that focuses on business, entertainment and immigration law.
She has provided counsel to entrepreneurs and creatives, including social media influencers and tech startups. She also writes a legal blog for entrepreneurs at www.jllaw.net.
Not sure what to consider related to IP (trademarks and copyright) law? Tune in now:
4:03: Merlyne's backstory of how she started in law and the inspiration that helped her to open her own firm
9:50: Why the law tends to lag behind new technology and how lawyers approach those cases
11:01: How to think about copyright, nondisclosure agreements and trademark laws and what each covers
17:03: Can you reserve your trademark or protect it before you start using it broadly or making money from using it
19:30: What can happen if you don't properly research and protect your trademarks and basically why trademark laws were created to protect customers
24:30: Merlyne answers questions about how intellectual property law is defined, how you know if you need an NDA, and what each protects
34:50: We cover some of the other legal matters for which you may want to secure a lawyer
37:04: How Merlyne thinks about leadership, continuous learning and collaborating with others
41:01: One healthy cult we both agree can be essential to being modern moguls and why we both love to travel
44:17: How Merlyne keeps a positive and radiant energy and what makes her a Modern Mogul
Mona is an English major turned Software Engineer turned Entrepreneur. She is now the founder of Bra Theory, a made-to-measure bra company that will solve your problems with bras. When she's not working on Bra Theory, Mona is either working relentlessly on self-introspection and self-growth... or skiing, dancing, singing, and being holistically human.
In this episode, we are discussing:
- How Mona came to find the problem with bras and decided to do something about solving it
- How she views customer development and the impact it has had on her market positioning, pricing and MVP decisions so far
- You'll also hear about her daily success ritual and leadership mantra and her perspective on imposter syndrome and talk to male VCs about her work
BraTheory.com
Acuity
Spotify
GEMS
Paul Graham
Steve Blank - Customer Development
Nechelle Bartley is a seasoned Financial Strategist and Project Manager with 19+ years experience in her niche. She is the founder of Money Basics where she empowers female entrepreneurs to become true CEO's of their money.
In this episode, we talk about common pitfalls for women and entrepreneurs and money and how to start overcoming them. Nechelle's experience on being a woman in business and her bigger mission. We also get an inside look at her thoughts on leadership and listens learned that she wanted to share. Tune in!
Sponsor - Modern Mogul HQ
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Links mentioned
Money Basics Website
https://www.instagram.com/MoneyBasics
Show notes and talking points:
- 2:30: How Anna got on the personal development path and why redefining success is important right now
- 5:30: What Anna found out about men and the difference between feminine and masculine that led her on this quest
- 11:40: Alpha female syndrome and its perils
- 14:30: How women can stay ambitious and still embrace their femininity
- 16:00: What is Anna Rova’s leadership mantra for uncertainty
- 26:00: A defining leadership failure and what Anna learned
- 40:00: Women who run with wolves and why this is such a powerful book that inspired Anna’s Girlskill branding
- 50:00: Anna’s “wow customer experience” and key takeaways to implement in your business
Resources mentioned:
- Girlskill Podcast
- Girls kill power tools
- David Data
- Masterclass
- Delivering Happiness by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh
With modern movements taking aim at the way "things have always been" and raging a war on authority figures with the #metoo and #timesup hashtags and movements, now is the time to go back and dust off Sheryl Sandberg's 2013 book "Lean In: Women Work and the Will to Lead"
In this episode, Marlyne is talking about the 3 main takeaways from the book and why they are most relevant in 2018. Points include:
- How to leverage perception to your advantage
- Seeking out true partnerships and support to reach your potential in business and career
- Don’t leave before you leave and why this applies to all areas of life
Bloomberg Lean In Article
Marlyne, reflects on the last two seasons and kick-off the themes and focus areas for the next season of the podcast.
The Gig economy and future of work
Multiple streams of income
Tech innovation and culture
Personal reinvention
Gender roles and changing culture
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Jess Neary is the founder of Nurture with Nature Home Designs where she helps homeowners create living spaces that are functional, supportive, and inspired by nature. Jess delivers client results by combining energy healing Feng Shui and infusing nature to help enhance their homes and lives.
In this episode, we talk about why our homes are a direct reflection of ourselves, how our living spaces can plan a role in our health, wealth and fulfillment and go deeper on some of the does and don't of home design and feng shui principles to create wealth and abundance.
Marian Bacol-Uba is an Asian-American social entrepreneur, speaker, and author on a mission to inspire minority women to build a life of their own design. Marian uses her experience and triumphs over abuse, drugs, and debt to share a unique perspective that motivates others to transform their past trauma into triumphs.
Marian is a former Chapter President of Project by Project/Plate by Plate Los Angeles and has contributed to Channel LA-18, CBS Los Angeles. She has also been featured in Miami Under 40 and on various podcasts.
In today’s episode, we talk about her background and transition from corporate work to a business that fulfills her passions and uses her expertise, how she triumphed over her past trauma and now sees it as a fuel for her work and how to make an impact by using your difference as an advantage.
It’s an inspiring story and we both share stories about some of the myths, stereotypes, and methods for how minority women can start to see things differently to make a significant change in how we are represented and how we contribute in the modern marketplace.
Access Marian's free pdf to start transforming your trauma to triumph: http://www.marianbacoluba.com/
Episode details:
2:30 - Marian’s corporate background in marketing and how she came to quit everything and start a new path against the disapproval of others
3:58 – What is Fire fuel and how you can use it to empower your purpose and process beyond surviving to thriving
6:50 – How she found the courage to break through the status quo by using her childhood trauma as Fire fuel and reject the idea of failure
12:13 – How yoga helped her to recognize that looking at herself in debt and abusing drugs to peel back the layers and become a voice for others was a driver for her blog and vlog
15:50 - Why the message of being a modern mogul is so aligned with Marian’s mission around bring cultural awareness and a viewpoint to the public. We need more women like Marian to setup. A rising tied rise all boats.
18:50 – The steps that Marian took to go through from Trauma to Triumph starting with mindset, inner strength and being present
22:15 - How women and minorities can use their differences as an advantage or opportunity to make a standout and make a difference
25:30 – The stereotype of minorities and women that we need to be aware of and overcome by changing our mindset and approach
Kara Melendy is a Spiritual Mentor, Business Coach and Founder of the Spiritual Goddess Movement where she helps entrepreneurial clients to release limiting beliefs and create the space to attract more soulful clients and generate more revenue in their businesses. In this week’s episode, we discuss
- The Archetypes of the goddess and how you can use them to show different facets of your personality in your business
- How you can use emotional freedom technique (EFT) to release limiting beliefs and achieve your business and personal goals
- Why balance and inner knowing is a key factor to success and business building
Episode details:
2:30 - How she came to embraced spiritual approaches in her work and meld it into her business along with her talk psychologist background to create a personally aligned coaching business
8:40 – How EFT helped Kara overcome her limiting beliefs and why being your most aligned self in business and life can help you achieve your goals faster
11:02 – The 4 core energies of the Goddess Archetypes and how connecting to aspects of each can enhance your intuition, strength, playfulness and nurturing qualities
24:20 – How to recognized your primary archetype and use all the faces of the goddess to balance your approach to work and play even if you are an ambitious and high-achieving leader (key to avoiding burnout)
27:30 -What exactly is EFT and the key benefits of tapping on your acupressure points to change your emotional and energetic vibrations and help you identify limiting feelings, worry and anxiety
31:17 –How do you know when you need to work with a coach or mentor to go deeper and unveil blind spots and explore what comes up and/or accelerate the EFT tapping process?
40:10 - The top limiting beliefs and stories that women starting out in business tell themselves about being visible and having abundance in the present moment and what to do about it
Get Kara’s EFT Client Attraction Video Series here for free here: http://www.spiritualgoddesses.com
Honorable mentions: www.ChristineNorthrup.com
Dixie Lincoln-Nichols is a wife, mom, Biological science educator, author, certified self-care & wellness connoisseur and entrepreneur. She is the founder of Inside Outer Beauty Online and Global Women’s Self-Care Day, which celebrated its inaugural observation on July 19th, 2017. She has been featured in media outlets such as Redbook, Natural Health, Instyle, Working Woman, Huffington Post, and more. Dixie is a health and wellness coach, educating and inspiring women to rediscover their passion and purpose through the practice of self-care.
In this episode, we talk about Dixie’s journey to entrepreneurship, how you can bring more practical self-care into your life to how to unapologetically enhance your health and beauty inside and out.
Episode Details:
2:20– Dixie’s background and how she came to be a founder and self-care connoisseur by being inspired by her grandmother and merging her love for science, creativity, and the human body
7:17 –The burning desire and deeper calling that lead Dixie to make the shift, go on a self-care sabbatical and ultimately pursue entrepreneurship
16:02 – The 3 step triple-A process to developing a self-care practice that will help you develop a solid and effective foundation to thrive in all areas of life
23:30 – Why women have to be more conscious and focus on self-care even more in the modern marketplace, regardless of what others may expect.
28:30– How Dixie became the Chief Self-care Connoisseur and how you can become one in your own life
35:01 – How to choose the physical fitness activity that works for you based on your life phase and energy levels (hint: It starts with listening to your body!)
41:21 – Dixie’s book writing process and how she committed to the process believing that she would get it done in 6 months while making it personable and connecting her content with her audience
Connect with Dixie on her rebranded website at https://insideouterbeauty.com and http://globalwomensselfcareday.org
Gladys Ato, Psy.D., is a personal growth expert, speaker, author, and strategic mentor to the next generation of thought leaders. After a successful career as a higher education executive leader, psychotherapist, and consultant, she founded Bridging Consciousness, a personal development website that helps you rise above life's challenges and step into the limelight of your life. A recognized Latina leader, she's featured in Hispanic Executive, Profiles in Diversity Journal, NPR, Thrive Global, Harness Magazine, and other publications.
To receive a free workbook full of psychology-based strategies that help you apply The Good Goodbye approach to your life, visit www.drgladysato.com.
Episode Details:
1:45 - Dr. Gladys' background and the core value that was instilled in her as a child that led her to her current work
4:04 – The one trait we all need to succeed in life, love and work and how we can all tap into it now to thrive in times of change
6:20 – How we can all become more adaptable and come through hard times stronger and happier, without a one size fits all formula
8:24 - Why the Good Goodbye is different from other work around endings and change
9:31 - Dr. Gladys’ personal experience and the big aha moment that led to her realization the Good Goodbye approach
12:23 - The actionable definition of acceptance and how to realize you can do it in this moment regardless of your situation
16:20 - Her research findings on the stories we tell each other about goodbyes and how to deal with change and loss or grief
18:02 - How the way we talk about goodbyes in our culture has influenced the way we avoid and deny a necessary part of the change process
20:10 - The Good Goodbye book approach to change and loss and how it can help us rewrite our collective beliefs around goodbyes for the better
26:40 - How Dr. Gladys got the inspiration to write her book and finally committed to the process
30:12 - The 5 critical steps she took in the book writing process to complete it without losing sight of her audience and the one thing to NOT do if you are self-publishing
36:01 - How a series of personal losses and goodbyes proved that her principles work and could have a massive impact on others.
38:28 - How to connect with Dr. Gladys and get engaged with her community who are changing the meaning of goodbyes in our collective
Other Mentions:
Harlow's monkeys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O60TYAIgC4
Women's bodies and Women’s Wisdom author: http://www.drnorthrup.com/
Megan Dougherty is a digital marketing strategist and co-founder of One Stone Creative. She specializes in helping entrepreneurs launch into new marketing platforms like podcasts, videos, telesummits and online courses. She has worked with hundreds of businesses owners in a wide variety of industries over the last 8 years and believes that there’s always a way to get to where you want to be, even if it isn’t obvious at first.
In this episode, we are digging into how you can develop a stellar content strategy to create your own authority platform and how to launch a book for maximum impact using communities, partnerships and other out of the box tactics. Get more details and a checklist here: http://onestonecreative.net/booklaunch
Episode details:
1.50: Megan’s backstory and how she came to be a co-founder in her digital agency
4:01: How to create and audit your Master Content Plan with two simple questions
6:50: The one social media platform we both decided to opt-out of and why you can pick and choose your favorite for maximum return on time investment
9:40: How to put social media in its rightful place as a channel in relation to your business assets
12:30: Why your goals should evolve as your business grows and when to consider scaling your efforts
14:55: Why you need to develop a specific plan for your business and audience goals
16:54: The golden ratio of how to balance the social and business aspects of your platforms 21:50: How to think about content in your relationship building funnel for major leverage
25:50: How to implement a promotional book strategy and launch it to massive market success
27:29: How to use a book as an authority platform whether you are newly starting out or going pro
30:50: Out of the box strategies to plan and launch your book to market success using partnerships and your community
32:01: Crowdsourcing platforms and other strategies to generate buzz and income from your book
37:02 – Megan’s tips on how to avoid a common business mistake many high-achievers make
Naama Barnea-Goraly M.D. was trained in child and adolescent psychiatry and worked as an Instructor and brain researcher at Stanford University. Results of her work were published extensively in leading psychiatric and neuroscience journals and presented at international conferences.
In the course of her work she became interested in gender differences in social cognition, and the significant benefits strong friendships offer, especially for women.
No stranger to the challenges of long-distance (girl)friendships while raising 3 kids and managing a demanding career, she is on a mission to help women keep their girlfriends in their day to day lives no matter how busy or far apart they are.
This mission led her out of the lab and into the real world to create “Telle” (pronounced “tell”), an app designed to be “The next best thing to teleporting your girlfriends whenever you crave unfiltered girltalk”
In this episode, we talk about female friendships, why it is so important for your physical and mental health, why we crave female friendships (spoiler, it’s in your genes), and how Telle will help you keep your girlfriends close. We also chat about what it's like to make a major career shift from scientific research to entrepreneurship.
Find more information on the Telle app and learn how to download it (for iOS and Android, free): www.telleapp.com
Episode details:
2:20 - Intro to Naama and her professional background in brain science research and why no career experience is wasted
5:18 - The fascinating research findings that got her thinking more about the importance of female friendship, fueled the passion for her work and influenced the features and functionalities in the Telle app
12:20 - The impact of social evolution on how women love to communicate with each other and develop close personal relationships
16:21 - How the Telle app was birthed and the research that influenced the creative process of designing it so the experience is more intimate than communicating with friends on other social media platforms
20:50 - The key research question Naama asked to get to the core of what her potential users wanted
22:18 - Why Naama has a generally positive view on social media with some key caveats for users
29:30 - Naama’s advice to other entrepreneurs on how to navigate the emotional roller coaster that can be a natural part of the process
Camille Virginia is the founder of Master Offline Dating. She has a unique talent and incredible passion for creating instant, in-person connections and building authentic relationships. Camille helps singles who are burned out with online dating and apps to find love in their own lives by providing the key skills to boost social confidence, create romantic connection, and find lasting commitment in the real world.
Camille's work has been featured in magazines such as Bustle, YourTango, Elite Daily. She has also been on various radio interviews and facilitated workshops in Chicago.
In this interview we are talking about:
- How to talk to men without compromising your femininity
- Every woman's little-known secret communication weapon and how to use it
- How to get what you want from men through strategic communications
Podcast Details
3:30 - The key reasons women don't attract men offline and what to do about it
4:30 - How Camille starts the process when helping clients to build more confidence
6:15 - How to recognize the stories that are no longer serving us
8:30 - How to address your feelings so you can embrace more self-love and confidence with your communications
10:30 - How to start recognizing your authentic self so you can become more you
15:28 - The differences in men and women and how women can capitalize on it with their secret weapon
18:28 - How to define your own femininity in a world of boss babes, girl bosses and modern moguls
22:00 - One key tip from Camille's HR days on how to be more powerful in any interaction as a man or woman
23:42 - Some tips for meeting men offline that you can put into action today.... number 3 made my ears perk up!
29:30 - Discover what guys really think about women who flirt in a feminine way
Get Camille's free gift "Dating App Detox: The Ultimate Guide To Getting a Date Without Going Online": www.masterofflinedating.com/modern
Other websites mentioned - https://dabble.co/
In this episode, we discussed how to Find Abundance with Ease with Mindset and Money Management expert Simone Craig. Simone has over 20 years in Financial Services,15 years studying the law of attraction and has a true heroine’s journey from public accounting auditor to singer-actor and then leveraging her tools to build a 6 figure business. She now teaches LOA and mindset as a speaker, workshop facilitator, and mentor for women entrepreneurs who want to create big abundance breakthroughs in a short amount of time.
Show title: Abundance with Ease
Simone’s website at www.simonecraig.com
Free Gift: http://simonecraig.com/challenge/
Perpetua Neo – London - Physiologist and coach to high-achieving women who have panic attracts anxiety and trauma from abuse. Perpetua experienced and overcame struggle and pain of abuse in her own life and now helps others to do the same. In this episode, she shares with listeners her story of being a spy, coaching at 19, and then becoming a psychologist. Perpetua also defines what a panic attack feels like and gives her best tips on how high achieving women can deal with anxiety that comes up in modern life. I fangirl over her mystical Instagram profile a little in the beginning, but we do get to some good stuff. =) Tune in!
Perpetua’s Website: http://www.perpetuaneo.com/
Free Gift: http://www.perpetuaneo.com/resources-download-form/
Resource mentioned: Spiceyourselfskinny.com
Kimberly Ramsawak, Pennsylvania -Do you want to become a Professional Jetsetter and get paid to travel the world while engaging in a career that leverages your expertise and delivers more JOY and fulfillment? Yes! Of course, you do.
So I had a chat with Kimberly about her journey through undergrad and grad school to becoming an expert in this space. We also talked about to leverage your experience to transition to a new career, and the process of reinvention while launching a new chapter of your life or business. We also get a special treat from the momtrepreneur life at the end of this recording. Tune in!
Show title: Become a Professional Jetsetter
Kimberly’s website: http://www.ProfessionalJetsetter.com
Free Gift: A guide on how to become a Jetsetter and get paid for it is at: www.professionaljetsetter.com/freebie
Johanna Reyes – New Orleans – Johanna is teaching us all about how to get out of our way and embrace our individual and authentic value in all things sales, goal-setting and following through to reach our peak potential.
Johanna drops some serious gems in this quick interview about emotional leverage and why high-achievers tend to struggle with achieving more of the things that bring them true fulfillment. (hint - It starts with stop trying to control things out of your control!)
Connect with Johana here for one on one coaching: meetme.so/rjrz
Eyenie Schultz – France - A Technicolor Priestess and Quantum leaping diva. She is teaching us how to use our style as a tool to quantum leap into the next level of our business, life and leadership. Not only is Eyenie’s journey from Denver Colorado to Aibi, France an interesting one. She and I could not stop laughing and cutting it up on all thing metaphysical, how to recognize when you are not living from a place of power and what to do about it every day to become more of who you were meant to be.
Eyenie’s website: Website: http://technicolorpriestess.com/
Free Gift: The 7-day Dress Like An ICON challenge!!!
http://technicolorpriestess.com/haveyourownback-2/
Louise Campbell – London - A UX Consultant in the eCommerce space and UX Career Mentor for individuals transitioning from graphic design and related careers. Louise helps you figure out how to make the switch to a tech career and get paid for your expertise. Originally from London, Louise balances her time between various countries in the UK. We riff on female leadership, owning the value of your work through pricing, and more about how to break into a lucrative UX career. Her ideas have been featured in InVision, Huffington Post, and UXMastery.
Katya Sarmiento – Atlanta, GA - Empowers women leaders to use tech more thoughtfully to run and scale their businesses. She is an all-around Tech enthusiast that left the conventional path, by never really being on it. She is now leading her business, tribe and mission through her brand Reach and Make Millions. She is your Chief Technology Officer. She and I could literally talk for hours. Her work and knowledge has been widely featured. Visit her website to learn more.
Katya’s Website: http://www.reachandmakemillions.com/
Free Gift: http://www.reachandmakemillions.com/podcast
Grace Hong, Los Angeles - Consulting Entrepreneur and traveling nomad (at the time of this recording), Grace tells us about how she left her job as the GM/VP of a Software Company in NY, to follow a new path. She shares how her perspective shifted to allow her to start consulting and then traveling around the world while working. She also talks about her time in Thailand with Hackers Paradise and how she was able to secure clients to launch the next chapter of her career.
Show title: Reinvention Through Nomading
Grace’s website: http://www.gxhconsulting.com
Personal blog: www.sunnysideupworld.com
Jaimie Crooks, London - Founder and Expert Coach encourages us to live a life that is a definite YES! A native Londoner, Jaimie came to NY to work at a corporate giant as a Marketing Executive. Two years later, she decided it was time for her to follow a calling dearer to her heart. Back in her London flat, she tells us the difference between New York and London and how she is living and spreading her message of a Definitely Definitely life to all who desire to have more joy and fulfillment!
Jaimie’s website at jaimiesarah.com