A Strong Woman for Strong Women: Recent Episodes
Erica Cummings
Welcome to A Strong Woman for Strong Women with Erica Cummings, financial advisor at RBC Wealth Management. In this podcast, Erica helps busy, high-achieving women overcome the heavy burdens of financial, work, and life responsibilities that keep us up at night. We do this by helping you find harmony in your work-life balance. Join us for this journey and find the balance, strength, and success you as a woman need to embrace all of life’s opportunities!
Oftentimes, the best motivation comes from within.
So, instead of trying to emulate someone else’s success, why don’t we delve deep into our own inner desires?
In this episode, Marissa Davitt, Life & Health Coach, is back to help you create your aspirational avatar through a powerful exercise of self-reflection, followed by ways to manifest your desires into reality.
Marissa discusses:
- How to reflect on the key areas of your life: health, money, career, relationships, and spirituality
- Questions you can ask yourself to reveal your biggest motivating factor
- Ways to channel your internal motivation to move closer to your goals
- The “Ask, Believe, Receive” formula for manifestation
- And more!
Resources:
- Making Real Change — Part 1 with Marissa Davitt (Ep. 13)
- Book your FREE Clarity Call With Marissa Davitt Coaching
Connect with Marissa Davitt:
- LinkedIn: Marissa Davitt
- Marissa Davitt Coaching
Connect with Erica Cummings:
- erica.cummings@rbc.com
- (585) 423-2141
- Harmony Financial Wellness
- LinkedIn: Erica Cummings
- LinkedIn: RBC Wealth Management
- Facebook: Harmony Financial Wellness
About Our Guest:
Marissa Davitt is a certified Life & Health Coach and Mental Health Counselor. Her goal is to help smart individuals create clarity and success and feel amazing again in their habits, health, and relationships. Marissa works with her clients in a very holistic way, where they make shifts that transform them inside and out.
Do you create new year’s resolutions? How many of you actually fulfill them?
While 80 to 90% of all new year’s resolutions are forgotten early in the year, you’re still on time to turn those resolutions into real changes.
In this episode, Marissa Davitt, Life & Health Coach, joins Erica Cummings to talk about the steps you need to reset your life to create and maintain your goals and habits. From unpacking the truth about internal and external motivation, Marissa shares her expertise on how to make step-by-step transformations to feel engaged, inspired, and fulfilled.
Marissa discusses:
- The ‘compound effect’ and how it can help you feel unstuck
- The three levels of change: behaviors, belief, and identity
- Tips to step out of the ‘fear of the unknown’
- What you should know about building and maintaining your identity
- The role of our attitude and mindset when it comes to habits and levels of awareness
- And more!
Resources:
- “The Compound Effect” by Harren Hardy
- “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell
- “Atomic Habits” by James Clear
Connect with Marissa Davitt:
- LinkedIn: Marissa Davitt
- Marissa Davitt Coaching
Connect with Erica Cummings:
- erica.cummings@rbc.com
- (585) 423-2141
- Harmony Financial Wellness
- LinkedIn: Erica Cummings
- LinkedIn: RBC Wealth Management
- Facebook: Harmony Financial Wellness
About Our Guest:
Marissa Davitt is a certified Life & Health Coach and Mental Health Counselor. Her goal is to help smart individuals create clarity and success and feel amazing again in their habits, health, and relationships. Marissa works with her clients in a very holistic way, where they make shifts that transform them inside and out.
As employees’ lifestyles have shifted during the pandemic, now more than ever, having it ‘all together’ is not always a realistic expectation.
So, how have female leadership roles evolved? How crucial has employee well-being become?
As women leaders, we can sometimes underestimate the power of authenticity in our role and how much of a unique position we have to support other women as they balance their roles as caregivers and professionals.
In this episode, Erica Cummings speaks with Shareen Luze, head of culture and field experience at RBC Wealth Management. Shareen unpacks the ins and outs of her career path in the financial and HR world while detailing how her journey led her to realize the power of support authenticity as a women leader.
Shareen discusses:
- The value of empathy for other women in the workplace
- Ways her role portrays and represents employee advocacy
- The pandemic and ways it changed the way she approaches employee well-being
- How her role sponsors women to find their voice in their careers
- Her own journey with discovering her voice to empower and mentor other women
- And more!
Resources:
- Brené Brown
- Brené Brown – Podcasts
- “Slow Burn” on Apple Podcasts
Connect with Shareen Luze:
- LinkedIn: Shareen Luze
Connect with Erica Cummings:
- erica.cummings@rbc.com
- (585)423-2141
- Harmony Financial Wellness
- LinkedIn: Erica Cummings
- LinkedIn: RBC Wealth Management
- Facebook: Harmony Financial Wellness
About Our Guest:
Shareen Luze is head of culture and field experience for RBC Wealth Management–U.S. She saw equality and equity at the core of her upbringing—and applies her values to the work she does today. Shareen is dedicated to fostering a workplace that helps all employees reach their full potential.
In her role, Shareen develops and executes strategic human resources strategies and initiatives for the firm. She has built a career around providing compassionate advice and counsel to employees, managers, and leaders. She’s also established workplace policies that comply with legal and regulatory requirements and support RBC’s values.
She earned a bachelor’s degree with honors from the University of Michigan and graduated cum laude from Hamline University School of Law. Shareen currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Tubman Center, which promotes safe and healthy individuals and families through education and support services.
When she’s not in the office, Shareen enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.
When faced with unexpected life changes that lead to greater independence, many women feel lost. Whether it be the loss of a spouse, a divorce, retirement, or becoming financially independent, the truth is that women face this crossroad much more frequently than men. In the second part of this two-part miniseries, Erica Cummings details ways … Continue reading What You Should Know About Preparing for Change — Part 2 (Ep.11) →
In life, changes and transitions are inevitable. But change can interfere with our daily lives: From forcing us to adapt to new routines, new relationships, and new surroundings to compromising our emotional, physical, and financial health. In the first part of her two-part series, Erica Cummings highlights four common stages we all face when going … Continue reading What You Should Know About the Stages of Transition — Part 1 (Ep.10) →
Re-evaluating and questioning your beliefs about money is an important part of everyone’s financial life. Sometimes, the foundational beliefs you have about money can actually be the reason you are not discovering financial freedom. Join Erica Cummings in the launch of the second part of her “Money Mindset” miniseries, in which she continues to highlight … Continue reading What You Should Know About Money Mindset — Part 2 (Ep.9) →
A healthy money mindset is a baseline for a healthy and rich life. However, creating this foundation is often tricky. In the first part of this miniseries, Erica Cummings explores the emotions and feelings around money. Erica reveals easy things you can do to develop a strong sense of financial freedom while creating a healthy … Continue reading What You Should Know About Money Mindset — Part 1 (Ep.8) →
Buying or selling a home can be one of the biggest times of stress in your life. During times like these, it can be immensely helpful to have a professional by your side. In this episode, real estate expert Michelle Corsi joins Erica Cummings. Together, they highlight the stresses of buying or selling a home … Continue reading 7. The Stress Involved in Real Estate With Michelle Corsi →
Learning to address your emotional strength and master your mindset can help you create the life you envision. In this episode, Erica Cummings sits down with Meg Burton Tudman to reveal the different strategies women can implement to be their authentic selves and enjoy the life they’ve created. Erica and Meg speak to the importance … Continue reading 6. Master Your Mindset with Meg Burton Tudman →
The past year and a half has had a tremendous impact on us financially and emotionally. As we come out of this pandemic, it is vital that we follow some best practices to recover our strength in these areas. In this episode, Erica Cummings reveals a financial- and mindset-based process that you can incorporate into … Continue reading 5. How to Regain Your Financial Strength After COVID-19 →
When seeking out a financial advisor, you want to find someone you can trust and who will be able to help you work towards your unique financial goals. In this episode, join Erica as she reveals how you can find the right advisor for you. Erica reviews key questions you should be prepared to ask … Continue reading Episode 4 – How to Find the Right Financial Advisor for You →
When life throws a curveball your way, it can be easy to respond with a knee-jerk, emotional reaction. However, letting your emotions guide your financial decisions can derail you from truly experiencing financial success. That’s why Erica Cummings and the Harmony Financial Wellness team have created a process to prevent this and to reconnect you … Continue reading Episode 3: The B.I.N.D.E.R Process →
Balancing multiple aspects of your life can be tricky, but luckily, the Eight Dimensions of Strength can help you recognize how you can live a more fulfilling life and how to recognize when one of those dimensions may need a little extra care. In this episode, Erica Cummings dives deep into what the Eight Dimensions … Continue reading Episode 2 – An In Depth Look at the Eight Dimensions of Strength →
Welcome to A Strong Woman for Strong Women, a podcast made to empower women in all areas of life! In this debut episode, meet your host and guide, Erica Cummings. Erica shares her personal and professional background and reveals how she found her strength as a woman throughout her life journey. Plus, learn why Erica … Continue reading Episode 1 – Welcome to A Strong Woman for Strong Women! →