She Leads Me: Recent Episodes
Heather Simpson
Welcome to She Leads Me, where women come together for powerful conversations around life and leadership. Each episode will bring you conversations with incredible women in leadership, tools you need as a bad ass female pioneer, and spicy topics around business and leadership. Hosted by Heather Simpson, mentor to women in leadership, thought leader and entrepreneur. Her mission to is educate and empower women in leadership positions, taking them to the next level in their journey and career. She is driven to bring women together and to empower each other. Welcome to the She Leads Me Podcast
Meet Tina Wells, business strategist, advisor, author, and founder of RLVNT Media. This power woman speaks with She Leads Me today about all things business, transitioning careers, and finding work/life harmony on the journey.
Tina Wells leads the charge in this interview with some incredible tips and takeaways for female entrepreneurs.
Tina is a business strategist, advisor, author, and founder of RLVNT Media. This power woman speaks with She Leads Me today about all things business, transitioning careers, and finding work/life harmony on the journey.
Tina has been recognized by Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business, Essence’s 40 Under 40, and more.
For over two decades she led Buzz Marketing Group, an agency she founded at age 16 with clients like Dell, The Oprah Winfrey Network, Kroger, Apple, P&G, Johnson and Johnson, and American Eagle.
Tina is also the author of 9 books, including the best-selling tween fiction series Mackenzie Blue its 2020 spinoff series, The Zee Files, and the marketing handbook, Chasing Youth Culture and Getting it Right.
Take a look at Tina's website: www.tinawells.com
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Behind the scenes, Heather Simpson goes in-depth with 2 business owners; Lynsey Riemer and Katy von Kuhn.
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Sarah Makris is a Career Success Coach. She helps Senior Executives, C-suites, and Entrepreneurs to build memorable personal brands so they can attract their dream role where they are recognized for their knowledge and expertise.
She has more than 20 years of Corporate Affairs working for some of Australia’s most well-known brands and high profile CEOs and Directors and knows what it takes to stand out in your industry as and credible leader and breakthrough to the next level.
Today Sarah uses her knowledge and her own experience creating a business and a personal brand, to successfully coach her local and international clients.
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- website - www.sarahmakris.com.au
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Maureen is deeply passionate about empowering women and girls to rise and
thrive. As Principal and Founder of Candor & Company, Devine-Ahl provides high-
impact coaching to current and rising female leaders navigating growth and
inclusion challenges. Additionally, she coaches leaders interested in empowering
the women in their lives on active allyship strategies. To support women on the rise in
her community, she’s a member of the Empowerment Council and Development
Committee for Together We Bake, an empowerment-based workforce training
program for women in need.
A strong advocate for gender equality, Maureen is the author of How to Make the
Matriarchy: The Power and Promise of Prioritizing Women. The book takes readers
on a journey to discover the systems, structures, and stories that demonstrate
when women’s empowerment is prioritized, humanity benefits.
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Heather turns to the mic for an unscripted episode around the conversations she is having with women right now.
Looking to make a shift or change in your life right now? Not sure if it's the right time for you? Lean in as Heather shares some action you can take today to make decisions and move forward in life.
In this episode, Emily breaks down famous weight loss myths and uncovers the truth behind a successful, sustainable lifestyle.
Emily Countryman is the CEO and founder of Ideal Wellness, a Washington State-based chain of weight loss clinics that serve clients in-person locally and across the country virtually. The seed of inspiration was planted in 2011 when Emily set out to lose 15 pounds of pregnancy weight one summer. Figuring that abiding by the expert-recommended “eat less and move more” philosophy would quickly work its magic, Emily was frustrated to end the summer down only three pounds. It wasn’t until Emily discovered nutritional ketosis and figured out macros that she lost 20 pounds in 6 weeks.
Because of her own success, Emily is passionate about educating other women (men too!) on losing weight and maintaining that goal weight. Since opening the doors of Ideal Wellness, Emily’s team has helped thousands of clients lose over one hundred thousand pounds with their 3-part ShiftSetGo program. Ideal Wellness now has 6 locations and is currently growing its virtual weight loss, coaching staff.
Emily has worked in the healthcare industry since 2003 and is determined to make a better future for the next generation, believing that our society can end the obesity pandemic with the right education and information. Emily is a certified weight loss coach and a Board Certified Holistic Health Coach from The Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
Visit Emily's website Ideal wellness here.
Let's go inside a couple of Business Consulting sessions with Heather Simpson from She Leads Me as she talks with female business owners about their pain points and where Heather recommends they go from where they are.
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Kelsey Kurtis, Author of "The Connection Method" gives us an inside look at her new book and the branding journey that will help you stand in your confidence in who you are and what you offer.
The Connection Method is a book that flips traditional branding upside down in order to bring humanity back to business and leadership.
The Connection Method gives the reader a simple and actionable process to help them define who they are and how they are different in order to get clarity with where they are going and build a genuine connection with their community.
Kelsey is a branding educator, lifestyle branding photographer, author, energetic speaker, and unapologetic cheerleader for leaders in business. She the author of The Connection Method and creator of Connection-Based Branding.
Kelsey has over ten years of experience as a professional photographer and working with business owners and leaders. She is passionate about educating and equipping leaders with the tools they need to genuinely connect with both themselves and their audience in order to stand confidently in who they are and what they offer.
Visit KelseyKurtis.com to purchase your copy of The Connection Method today.
Learn with us as Eva shares the key to authentic marketing for female entrepreneurs
Eva Jannotta helps bold women thought leaders stand out online. She works with North America's most recognized women leaders on thought leadership, marketing, and social media strategy to help more women be heard, sought-after, and hired. Learn about Eva and her path that has led her here today to help female entrepreneurs create authentic marketing.
- Free email course on the 5 Pillars of Magnetic Thought Leadership: http://5magneticpillars.com/
In this episode, Kara Goldin gives us a deep dive into her book, "Undaunted" and what it took to go from the male-dominated tech world to the male-dominated beverage world.
Kara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning Hint® water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. She has received numerous accolades, including being named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 Northern California, one of InStyle’s 2019 Badass 50, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, WWD Beauty Inc.’s Feel Good Force, and Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs. The Huffington Post listed her as one of six disruptors in business, alongside Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. Previously, Kara was VP of Shopping and eCommerce at America Online where she helped lead the growth of its shopping and eCommerce business to over $1 billion in revenue. She is an active speaker and writer and, in 2017, she launched Unstoppable with Kara Goldin, a podcast where she interviews founders, entrepreneurs, and disruptors across various industries. Kara’s first book, Undaunted, published by Harper Leadership, was released in October 2020.
Please follow Kara on her website at www.karagoldin.com and on all social channels @KaraGoldin
Stacy Henry is the owner and founder of CenterBranch, a people-centered leadership business dedicated to helping both companies and individuals perform to their highest potential. Her brand new book, "Get Rooted”. Growing People and Companies through change" walks readers through 4 key components to building thriving, healthy cultures in the workplace.
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- Website: centerbranch.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacyhenry01/
As Founder and CEO of Kanopi Studios, Anne helps create clarity around project needs and turns client conversations into actionable outcomes. As someone at the intersection of business development, marketing, and technology, Anne provides a digital strategy to clients and organizations in the nonprofit, higher education, government, and corporate sectors. She enjoys helping clients identify their problems, translating it all into plain language, and then empowering the Kanopi team to execute stunning website solutions that strengthen brands and help companies succeed.
Kanopi was born from Anne’s desire to build strong, sustainable, creative websites and provide for their growth beyond launch. The name “Kanopi” represents her passion not only for treehouses but for websites, as both are sustainable ecosystems under a larger canopy: both have beautiful architecture, can be simple or complex, are customizable within their landscape, have strong foundations, need to accommodate constant growth and change, and are limited only by creativity. As such, Kanopi provides quality customer service with a holistic approach that covers the full lifecycle of a website, from initial strategy to beyond launch.
When she’s not advocating for the open-source community or running her web agency, she enjoys yoga and meditation, time on a bike or in the water, and hanging with her nephew.
**After 25 years of experience selling to such prestigious organizations as The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Hewlett-Packard, and NASA, Nikki Rausch decided to trade in her road warrior status so she could help entrepreneurs sell in a way that builds relationships, creates true connection, and results in more closed deals and long-term clients. Now, as a sales coach, author, speaker, and founder of Sales Maven, Nikki transforms the misunderstood process of “selling” into techniques, tools, and tips that can be successfully incorporated into a process replicable by anyone whose livelihood relies on selling a product, a service, or themselves.
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- Website: www.yoursalesmaven.com
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- Free offer: And, if you're up for it, Nikki would love to share a copy of her ebook, Closing the Sale, which will help your listeners uncover why they might be fumbling sales calls and what to do instead, how they can establish themselves as the expert and language to use when asking for the sale. The link for that free ebook will be https://yoursalesmaven.com/sheleads
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Heather shares more of her story going from a negative bank account and watching her car be repossessed, to becoming a CEO by the time she was 30. She tells the story the of where the idea and concept of She Leads Me came from.
All of this she shares as we prepare for our Annual SheIGNITES Conference coming up on March 19th, 2021.
Check out the speaker lineup, topics and register at www.SheIGNITESConference.com
Meet one our our upcoming speakers at our SheIGNITES Virtual Conference!
**LYDIA FENET is Global Managing Director, Strategic Partnerships and Lead Benefit Auctioneer at Christie’s Auction House.
She has led auctions for more than six hundred organizations and raised over half a billion dollars for nonprofits globally. Lydia is responsible for conceptualizing and spearheading the development of the firm’s Global Strategic Partnerships division, which has generated over $25 million in revenue to date and aligned Christie’s with 100+ corporate and luxury brands around the world.
Lydia is represented by CAA and travels internationally as a keynote speaker helping people unlock their sales potential and empowering women in the workplace.
She was named one of New York’s most influential women by Gotham magazine and has been featured in the New York Times*,* The Wall Street Journal*,* Forbes and Crain’s*, and has appeared in* Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar*,* Vanity Fair and Town & Country****.
Her widely acclaimed book, ‘*The Most Powerful Woman in the Room is You’ was published by Simon & Schuster and was optioned for TV/Film by New Form Entertainment in February 2020. Lydia is currently writing The Most Powerful Girl in the Room is You for the next generation of female leaders.*
For 50 years, Stephanie Thornton Plymale kept her past a fiercely guarded secret.
No one outside her immediate family could have guessed that her childhood was fraught with hardship: neglect, hunger, poverty, homelessness, truancy, foster homes, a harrowing lack of medical care, ongoing sexual abuse, and a perpetually absent mother—a mentally ill woman who was in and out of jails and psych wards. Stephanie later uncovers that the terror and fear that she experienced as a child are the insidious ripple effects from an appalling crime that occurred in the summer of 1953 in Baltimore, Maryland, and made national news.
Stephanie began a series of “interviews” with her mother in an attempt to find answers and to get her mother to take personal responsibility for the past. The two embark on a journey of discovery in American Daughter **as a series of shocking revelations forces Stephanie to see every aspect of her painful childhood and her mother with fresh eyes.
About the author: Stephanie Thornton Plymale is the CEO of Heritage School of Interior Design and the founder of the Heritage Home Foundation, a nonprofit serving families transitioning from homelessness. Stephanie has supported hundreds of students in achieving their dream careers. Many alumni have gone on to win prestigious awards and begin wildly successful businesses. Stephanie continues to balance family life with promoting Heritage, the success of its students, staff, and continually growing community and philanthropic efforts. Stephanie also serves on the board for Project Lemonade**. She lives with her husband and three children in Portland, Oregon.
More at: www.american-daughter.com
Meet Lauren Lake, one of our incredible guest speakers of our upcoming event SheIGNITES
Multi-faceted attorney, author, television personality, Lauren Lake is a Renaissance woman who believes in a limitless approach to life. Currently, Lake serves as Executive Producer and Judge of the Emmy Award Winning nationally syndicated daytime legal show, Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court. Sharp–witted and opinionated, Lake helps litigants resolve legal issues involving paternity using DNA results. While presiding over a range of emotionally charged cases, Lake’s powerful persona resonates as she provides the perfect blend of inspiration and tough love with her no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is advice and analysis of each case. Lake further explores the dynamics of complicated relationships in her book Girl! Let Me Tell You…Advice on Life and Love for Single Successful Women.
Lake doesn’t just talk the talk when it comes to living a limitless life. In addition to practicing law for over two decades and empowering families, Lauren also brings new life to living spaces as an interior designer and real estate developer. She served as host and designer on HGTV’s Spice Up My Kitchen for six seasons and her work has been featured in Good Housekeeping and Ebony Magazine. The savvy business woman and mompreneur strives to be a living example of life’s infinite possibilities. Lake is committed to helping others find their passions and purpose, think and live outside the box, break generational curses, grow their faith, create multiple income streams and launch their limitless lives.
Conference Topic | Living a Limitless Life
Dr. Hawk is a world-renowned radiologist who runs her own private practice in partnership with RP and is a practicing radiologist with Stanford University**.
Additionally, she founded a startup venture, Ampersand Intelligence, that offers consulting around COVID-19 safety, specifically targeted to sports teams and other large venues on how to safely reopen.
She is a leader in multiple influential medical organizations, an editorial board member of peer-reviewed journals, a consultant to industry thought leaders and a sought-after speaker.
On top of it all, she is an accomplished martial artist and a mother to three young boys.**
Welcome to 2021 and to Season 3 of the She Leads Me Podcast! We're rearranging things a bit around here for you and are excited to unveil the episodes in the coming year.
Heather shares her family exercise from New Year's Eve and gives you an peek at how they have chosen to handle life amongst the now.
Psst... We've got a hot tip for you. You also will want to join our VIP email list! We've got an announcement coming your way soon and it is NOT TO MISS!
www.SheLeadsMe.com to be added! While you're there, take a peek around! Our team was hard at work in the 4th quarter working on many projects. A big one was a website revamp. We'd love to see what you think!
Welcome back!
Sarah is the founder and Director of Her Future Coalition, an international charity that has helped thousands of girls rise out of poverty and exploitation to become free and independent.
Her Future Coalition has been selected for a collaboration with Michelle Obama's Girls Opportunity Alliance, a campaign to promote and support education for the most vulnerable girls, around the world.
Over the years they have served tens of thousands of survivors in India, Nepal, Cambodia and Thailand. Most exciting to Sarah is the fact that the survivors who joined our programs a few years ago are now managing the programs, working as trainers and mentors to newly rescued girls. They couldn’t imagine any future at all when they were living in brothels. Now their dreams are limitless!
To get a sense of Sarah, here’s her Ted Talk and long-form bio. On the podcast, she could talk about all things women's empowerment and overcoming obstacles in the human trafficking.
Have you ever felt betrayed in your business before? Have you experienced someone taking your lifelong work and using the "copy and paste" method to make some quick cash?
How are we then supposed to handle it? Do we ignore it? Do we dare take a stand or will we experience massive judgement?
As I experienced that myself this year, I looked around and noticed that no one has spoken openly about this, yet many have experienced it. Today we are turning on the microphone to open up this discussion in a raw and real way.
A proud mother of 2 beautiful teenage girls, Diji Shujahi is the managing partner of a successful international Events and Media company. She is based in the Philippines while managing companies in India and Dubai. Brought up in Abu Dhabi – UAE, with exposure to a multi-cultural and colorful life, Diji had the fortune of growing up in a talented family who encouraged her to stand on stage and find her voice. Having a loving mother, a father with a passion for producing movies and theatrical plays, and a brother who loves music and choreographed many plays and festivals.
With a vast experience in public relations, marketing, media, public speaking, and hosting, Diji has been in the media scene for the past 18 years: Emceeing and hosting TV shows, Festivals, Cultural and government events. She is the host of Women of Arabia and the producer of the My Ride Expo Manila and the YxO Manila TV show. Leveling UP during a Pandemic is her debut book as an author. She enjoys reading, journaling, yoga, nature, long walks, and cooking.
Host of Women of ArabiaCEO of Pinnacle Events
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https://www.facebook.com/DijiShujahiPage/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/diji-shujahi-71737b72/
http://dijishujahi.com
As a Health and Success Coach, Kelly Travis helps ambitious, high achieving women realize they don’t have to “should” their way to success in life or business. Through her programs and speaking, Kelly helps women realize what they actually want for themselves, ditch limiting beliefs and excuses, and create a sustainable action plan to achieve their big scary goals. Her brave, sassy and always approachable coaching style encourages women to take a cold hard look at their habits, mindset, boundaries, and everything that goes into creating a life on their terms.
She has an extensive background in health and counseling, is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where she earned her certification as a Holistic Health Coach and an accredited Integrative Enneagram practitioner. Her passion for empowering others to reach their goals started in college, where she was a collegiate All-American runner at UNC-Charlotte, and earned her Bachelor of Science in Public Health from Central Michigan University.
Danielle Hayden is a reformed corporate CFO who is on a mission to help rule-breaking female entrepreneurs understand their numbers so they can gain the confidence needed to create sustainable profits.
After spending 10+ years in the boardroom as a corporate finance officer, Danielle is now in her sweet spot as the co-owner of Kickstart Accounting, Inc. where she helps business owners with bookkeeping, financial analysis, and education and as the author of the Profit Planner book series.
When Danielle isn’t crunching numbers on her clients’ behalf or crafting the next iteration of the Profit Planner, you can find her hanging with her two kids as she inspires them to lead their fullest lives or doing any, and almost every fitness-related activity ranging from Spartan races to pilates.
Social/Links
https://www.instagram.com/kickstartaccounting/
@daniellehayden__oh
https://www.facebook.com/DanielleHaydenOH
https://profitplannerbookkeeping.com/
A southern California native, LaDawn is a Strategic Advisor and CEO of the VOS Group where together with her team they grow your bottom line. Her client base reaches across the US into the UK, India, Africa and is currently expanding into the Middle East and Asia.
With over twenty years of hands on experience and a featured contributor on International Business news channels she has delivered results to Fortune 100 companies and the solutions have resulted in:
-50% reduction in operating expenses
-Save $1.1 million in annual payroll
-47% improvement in logistics operations and shipping time frames Her Background:
She is trained in Six Sigma Green Belt process improvement and Technology Project Management, delivering quantifiable results for her clients. Her career started when, growing up, she worked along side her family in their business.
Her Why:
After surviving a major corporate lay-off of not only herself, but her bosses and co-workers, she is passionate about working with business owners to increase the revenue in their business and streamline processes to create a stable foundation that deepens the customer base so the company can avoid 'lay-off' trap.
Visit www.vosgroup.org to learn more
**Gloria Chou is a former TV producer and U.S. Diplomat who has spent her entire career using various media to tell impactful stories that create opportunity.
She never had fancy industry contacts or agency affiliation, so she had to learn how to “hack” her own PR by cold calling/emailing thousands of editors. That’s why she believes that PR shouldn’t be a luxury item only for later stage companies.
She is now a PR Guru with a mission to help early stage founders “hack” their own PR — without EVER spending a penny on ads or agencies! Her unique 3 step method is proven to help founders gain credibility and traction without breaking the bank.**
www.gloriachoupr.com and www.prstarterpack.com
When we share our stories, we connect with each other at a deeper level. When we make friends with our fear, we can step into who we're meant to be.
Working as a brand strategist with businesses of all sizes - from big brands like Five Guys to brand new entrepreneurs - for the past two decades, Melanie once drove 7,000 miles in 3 weeks on the Live Your Brand Tour to find out why great brands work. The HUMANS were at the center of everything.
Along the way, she noticed that every human had a personal story to share along with their brand story. Diving into the methodology of writing branded talks, she saw an even bigger pattern - people wanted to write their talks, yet focused on what they had to do at their "real job" instead of their bigger impact in the world. She knew she had to change this.
As an international keynote speaker, brand storyteller, and public speaking trainer, Melanie took all of her corporate & personal branding experience and created a safe place for Kickass Humans to write the talks they needed to write so they could share it with the world through her course, SPEAK With Confidence.
Melanie & her Crew travel the world creating branded experiences for humans like you to find your stories, build your confidence, and amplify your voices through their corporate public speaking and pitch trainings.
When Melanie’s not playing with speakers & corporate folks or rocking the stage, she's living the vacation life - bouncing between Denver, a lake in Western New York, and coastal Florida chasing sunrises with her husband and her pup.
Find out more at melaniespring.comFollow Melanie on IG
The epidemic that is taking over the business world: The Copy and Paste Model.
Heather Simpson speaks loud and clear about what it looks like to step into your brilliance, and how to do so with that #CEOBoss confidence.
Ryann Liebl is a filmmaker, writer, director and actress. Born and raised in the Midwest, Ryann started acting at fourteen and was landing roles in professional theater by the age of sixteen.
At eighteen she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting dreams full time. Her first job was as a guest star for a CBS series where she worked alongside fellow Midwestener Dennis Farina. She's worked alongside John Travolta, Zachary Quinto, and Joe Manganiello among many others.
Applying everything she'd learned, Ryann started producing and directing, founding her own production company REL Films, whose first feature, "Mags & Julie Go On A Road Trip" is being released on Thanksgiving 2020 and pre-orders are available on iTunes now!
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website www.magsandjulie.com
facebook.com/RELfilm
IG @magsandjulesmovie
@ryannlieblisreal
Anne-Marie Faiola is the founder and CEO of Bramble Berry Handcraft Provisions (www.brambleberry.com), a company that sells soapmaking and DIY supplies. From founding the business in her kitchen with funding on a credit card to employing over 100 people in Whatcom County, she’s an in-the-trenches entrepreneur with many lessons learned along the way.
Anne-Marie is the author of Live Your Best Day Ever: Thirty-Five Strategies for Daily Success, where she shows that habit-based living is the key to hitting your goals, and three soapmaking booksPure Soapmaking,Soap Crafting, and Milk Soaps. She also stars in the popular YouTube channel SoapQueen.TV with over 32 million views and over 100 DIY videos.
Anne-Marie was named one of the top 50 entrepreneurs in America by President Obama’s Small Business Administration, won Businesswoman of the Year (Washington State) from the Women’s Business Owners of Washington, was honored as the Best Businessperson in Whatcom County and Best Small Business for Whatcom County. Forbes Small Businesses and Winning Workplaces named Anne-Marie one of the Best Bosses in America. She has her Masters Degree in Business Administration from the Heriot-Watt Business School, her Entrepreneurial Masters from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Nutritional Therapy Degree from South Puget Sound College (Nutritional Therapy Association) and recently attended Chicago Booth School of Business for post-MBA work in finance, mergers & acquisition.
She currently serves on the Whatcom Community College Foundation board, serves as the Learning Chair for the Professional Investor Network (part of the Young President’s Organization) and is on the steering committee for the Chicago Booth School of Executive Education program for YPO. This mother of two active kids loves to talk business, non-traditional investments, time management, creativity, and fitness. In her spare time, she loves to read, run, collect wine, hike, scuba dive, ski, make cheese, brew kombucha, bake bread, cook and raise odd animals like prehistoric horseshoe crabs.
Today we talk all things communication with Kane Intentional Communication Institute founder, Cynthia Kane. This is a timely conversation as we all continue to navigate COVID-friendly avenues of communication.
In addition to her work with the Kane Intentional Communication Institute, Cynthia is also a certified meditation and mindfulness instructor. She helps men and women change the way they communicate so they feel more confident and present in their interactions and has taught over 50,000 people how to speak in a kind, honest, and helpful way through her bestselling books, DailyOM Courses (How to Communicate Like a Buddhist and Turn Off the Enemy in Your Mind), online workshops, and Intentional Communication Training Program, and Instructor Training Program.
What’s something that surprised you about today’s episode?
http://cynthiakane.com/
Today’s guest is a Clean Beauty Creator and CEO, with a resume that will make your eyes pop out! She is the founder of @beborganic and co-founder of @furtunaskin, @bambinifurtuna, and @kelsenproducts, among many other accomplishments.
This clean beauty pioneer has made it her mission to promote safe and natural ingredients in beauty products. You’ll find her working hands-on with doctors, nurses and lab chemists -- researching and developing clean beauty products that propel the industry forward.
We can’t wait to hear what you think about this business guru and beauty expert!
Dr. Christine Kaczmar is known as ‘The Digestion Doc’.
She is a functional medicine doctor in Metro-Detroit Michigan. Combined with her own custom formulations and proprietary Gut Protocol, Dr. Christine helps people all over the world who have Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis, and other digestive challenges.
She is the author of ‘Gut Check’ How The Broken Medical Model Is Creating More Sickness And Why Timeless Healing Principles Are Needed Now’. You may also listen to Dr. Christine every Tuesday on the ‘Smart Digestion Radio’ podcast.
To learn more about Dr. Christine, visit WorkWithDrChristine.com
Follow her on IG HERE
As a successful business owner...
You have the incredible potential to create the life you want and the income to support it, but you have to make sure all the right pieces are in place to make it happen. If you've been killing yourself to grow your business but aren't seeing the results you need, listen up!
My friend Hilary Hendershott is offering a training to help you change your financial course!
What if you had enough money to live your dream life? To travel and save for retirement? To finally have freedom of choice in your business and your finances?
As a listener to the show, you get access to this training for FREE!
Go to hilaryhendershott.com/sheleadsme now!
Today’s guest knows a thing or two about working in a male-dominated industry! Daina Falk is the founder of Hungry Fan, the go-to brand for Game Day recipes, products, and reviews. Her book, The Hungry Fan’s Game Day Cookbook, features recipes from star athletes like Serena Williams and LeBron James (say what?!).
**Daina has been a sports lover for what feels like forever! She has worked as a freelance journalist for three Superbowls and the Olympics, and made guest appearances on the Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Today Show among others.
Daina fell in love with sports early on - and a lot can be traced back to her dad David Falk who is a pioneer in the sporting industry.**
You’re sure to be impressed with this guest -- even if you aren’t a sports guru yourself! Daina was a total blast to hang out with, we know you’ll love listening in!... and find yourself wanting some snacks
Find Daina's website HERE
Follow her on IG HERE
Elena Christopoulos is a scientist and sustainability expert with over 20 years of expertise as a Sustainability and Political Consultant who “walks the talk of sustainability.”
She is the Principal of ECMC and in early 2000 she implemented the first urban wind turbine in North America. Located in downtown Toronto, it took more than 250 homes off the power grid. She also created the first feed-in-tariff program to support this effort. Last year, Elena was named Toronto’s Woman of the Year for her work designing and implementing wind turbines and solar arrays in Canada, Greece, Germany, England, and the US. She travels between the US, Canada, and Europe working on, implementing and speaking about diverse alternative energy, clean tech, water conservation, and climate action projects and programs. She has created over 500,000 green jobs throughout the world and she is just getting started.
She has managed over 40 successful political campaigns throughout the world and it is her goal to get more women into politics.
Elena is a strong advocate for women as a mentor, peer, colleague and friend. As a woman with a career in #STEM It is her goal to increase the number of female environmental scientists from 28% to 50% over her lifetime and to continue to develop #STEM programs. She is a Board Member of the YMCA in Santa Monica, past President of the UNA-USA Pasadena Chapter, Commissioner on the Status of Women with the City of Santa Monica and the Founder and President of the Santa Monica Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA).
Ms. Christopoulos is a rape survivor and became a Commissioner with the City of Santa Monica to give a voice to women who do not have one, for the women whose lives have been taken; this unfortunate list goes on and on. Elena continues to speak truth to power She hopes to continue the dialogue about rape culture and to one day put an end to it. As a Board Member of Peace Over Violence, Elena shared her story as a survivor and was instrumental in the #MeToo movement amplifying the voice of Tarana Burke; first in Los Angeles and now throughout the world. She is also working on the #MeToo movement for women in science and in #STEM with Anita Hill, the ERA (Equal Right
Advocates) and the Feminist Majority (the group that started Ms. Magazine). By continuing to speak truth to power, #MeToo will not just be a moment, but a movement.
“I believe survivors; your stories and I stand with you and support you. It is time that this becomes the new normal. Thank you to all who have supported me. I appreciate and love you.”
**Meet Rachel and Jessica of The Sensory Project!
The Sensory Project Club is a one-of-a-kind sensory membership website, a brainchild of two pediatric Occupational Therapy Assistants! Rachel and Jessica also own and operate All Things Sensory, an online sensory school dedicated to empowering families and caregivers to create strong, confident children.**
As if that wasn’t enough, this dynamic duo also run a podcast and blog where they share tips related to your child’s sensory development on their blog and podcast (@thesensoryprojectshow), along with other relevant topics like parenting, nutrition, health, self-care, and (unsurprisingly!) occupational therapy - all from a professional therapist’s perspective!
Tune in to learn more!
“How do I show value in the workplace?”
How do we continue to show value, gain recognition, and support others when we are not in our normal, face to face environment?
How do we address the normal conversations we would have face to face like getting a pay raise, promotional opportunities, and gaining recognition and winning awards.
What if business takes a turn? Many already are, or are on their way… how do we prove that we are worth keeping around as they make budget and job cuts?
These are all excellent questions to be considering, especially during a time like this.
Heather Simpson walks you through 5 ways to show value in the workplace (even during a pandemic). Arrive at work with a winning mindset to set yourself apart from the rest.
Angela Dunleavy-Stowell is CEO at FareStart, a James Beard Award-winning nonprofit organization that transforms lives, disrupts poverty and nourishes communities through food, life skills and job training.
FareStart provides hands on training to students through its social enterprise cafes, restaurants and catering operations and provides over 900,000 meals to the Greater Seattle community each year. Since 1992, FareStart has offered life-changing human services to more than 10,000 adults and youth while serving over 10.7 million meals to Seattle area schools, homeless shelters and healthcare facilities. FareStart works to end poverty, homelessness and joblessness in communities across North America through its consulting and membership services.
Prior to her role at FareStart, Angela was co-founder and CEO of Ethan Stowell Restaurants, a Seattle-based hospitality group that grew to 16 locations under her tenure. In 2013, Angela was named one of Puget Sound Business Journal’s “40 Under 40.” She and Ethan Stowell received the 2016 Richard Melman Innovator of the Year Award. She has been honored as one of Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2017 “Women of Influence” and was named one of the “50 Most Influential Women in Seattle” by Seattle Met Magazine. In 2018 Puget Sound Business Journal named Angela to their “40 Under 40” Hall of Fame. Angela is on the Board of Directors for United Way of King County, the Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council and the Downtown Seattle Association.
Today we have the amazing Tiffany Lewis on the podcast!
Tiffany is no stranger to success. Having been professionally trained at Le Cordon Bleu, working on the culinary team for celebrity chef Curtis Stone in Los Angeles, food styling and culinary production for Giada De Laurentiis and The Food Network, Tiffany has built an incredible career in the culinary industry.
She has created a consulting and culinary education company and acting as MC and Culinary Director for the critically acclaimed Newport Beach Wine and Food Festival and Pacific Wine and Food Classic (voted top 10 food festivals in the Nation by USA Today. She has been acclaimed as top 10 food festivals in the world by the International Food, Wine & Travel Writer’s Association and voted Orange County’s best event by LA Times).
She also has achieved great successes such as teaching cooking classes at Sur La Table, serving as COO, recipe developer and adult programming manager at FrogLegs Culinary **in Seattle, and now has become a cookiepreneur and launching Cookies with Tiffany!
Hear her journey on today's show, she is sure inspiring!**Follow her drool worthy posts on IG!
Do you feel unorganized and unmotivated?
Are your good habits lacking and your lazy ones in full force right now?
Heather Simpson takes up through the mindset of building better habits and the top 6 ways to build habits for better productivity.
Register for the Business Mastery Workshop today!
Meet Ashlynn! She is a diversified entrepreneur, author and dreamer. She believes many people have numerous passions and are fully capable of pursuing more than one.
Not only does she believe that, she LIVES that! She is a mother of 2 and owner of 4 different successful businesses. She is passionate about helping women create multiple income streams and build diversity in their business.
Listen to her conversation with Heather Simpson as they dive into the beginnings of her career and how she has been able to successfully hear the needs in the market place, and meet the demand with varying businesses.
You can connect with Ashlynn on her website
You can also find her on IG
**C. Reneé Mangum is the founder and CEO of Thee CRM Group LLC.
She is the Chief Strategist behind Thee CRM Consulting Firm, a full service consulting firm helping entrepreneurs develop and sustain their business concepts. Reneé is also a bestselling author, internationally recognized blogger/influencer, and serial entrepreneur (CEO of Boss Babe Delivery, CEO of The Bestie Code, and franchise owner of Juice Plus+).
Her mission is to help women be a boss in every area of their lives. She also hosts networking events nationwide, helping entrepreneurial women to connect and collaborate. From business to fashion to personal balance, she empowers women to be great, look great and feel great in life and business.*Connect with C. Reneé Mangum on Instagram* Learn more about She Leads Me's Business Mastery Workshop**
Stacia Kennedy is an online marketing launch strategist and coach. She is obsessed with teaching others how to make a living from anywhere in the world through the power of social media. She started her career working with a prominent realtor/ developer in Seattle who wanted to stay on top of mind with his past clients using social media helping him generate Millions of Dollars year after year. Since then she has been able to help hundreds of other entrepreneurs, coaches, and consultants brand themselves and close more sales by guiding them to execute and implementing the latest marketing strategies.
Shannon Huffman Polson knows about grit. A native of Alaska, at age nineteen she became the youngest woman ever to climb Mt. McKinley and went on to summit Mt. Rainier and Mt. Kilimanjaro. After graduating college, she entered the military, becoming one of the first women to fly the Apache attack helicopter in the US Army. She led two flight platoons and a line company, serving on three continents before joining the corporate world.
However, time and again, she had to harness her own inner strength to overcome adversity and attain her goals. It wasn’t until leaving the Army that Polson realized the benefit of her experience and those of others. So, she began collecting candid stories of combat and career from trailblazing military women. In THE GRIT FACTOR: Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World (September 8, 2020) Polson tells their tales, detailing how they overcame adversity, and sharing how others can learn from their experiences.
This cast of characters includes Heather Penney, one of the first female F-16 pilots; General Ann Dunwoody, first female four-star general in the Army; Marine Commander Amy McGrath, first woman to fly the F/A-18 in combat - and dozens of other unstoppable women who got there first; including Polson. These women learned to lead at the highest levels in the most complicated, challenging, male-dominated organization in the world.
While some focus on passion and perseverance, to Polson, grit is a skill; one that can be taught to help people overcome fear, break through uncertainty, and reach their full potential. In addition to relating insights from these remarkable women, she shares tactical exercises in the book to help people grow their grit through three phases - Commit, Learn, and Launch.
Connect with Shannon!
Mridu Parikh is a productivity mentor, keynote speaker, podcast host, and best-selling author of Accomplish It: 7 Simple Actions To Get The Right Things Done And Achieve Your Goals. She helps women around the world with demanding careers and over-achieving mindsets to beat procrastination, reach goals, and squash overwhelm.
Mridu’s strategies on streamlining tasks and mastering habits have been featured in The Huffington Post, US News & World Report, Real Simple, and many other media outlets. Her global Life In Control program teaches four universal steps to ditch stress and create space for what matters most – in the boardroom or in the family room.
A mom of two and wife of one, she enjoys all things milk chocolate and red wine.
Get Mridu’s FREE resource: 21 Killer Hacks To Stop Feeling Overwhelmed HERE.
Get her book HERE Listen to her podcast HERE
Sage Ke’alohilani Quiamno is the co-founder of Future for Us, a platform dedicated to advancing womxn of color at work through community, culture and career development. She is a passionate pay equity advocate and diversity, equity and inclusion champion. Learn more about Future for Us at www.futureforus.co.
Sage has been mentioned in Forbes and The Seattle Times and has spoken at the high profile events such as SXSW and the Women’s March. She also has spoken at large corporations like Microsoft and Starbucks and tech startups like Dropbox, PayScale and more.
Her drive and enthusiasm to fight for pay equity and women’s advocacy, especially for womxn of color, has launched her to the forefront of the womxn’s rights movement and continues to champion for womxn’s advocacy in the workplace. Follow her on Twitter at @sagequiamno.
Proud Press: Forbes/Fast Company/ Entrepreneur/ Vogue/ Geekwire/People's Magazine/ Seattle Magazine's Most Influential People of 2019
Meet Denice Torres | Fortune 50 Senior Executive – Founder of The Mentoring Place - Author – Keynote Speaker
Denice grew up in a lower-middle-class family in Gary, Indiana where she worked as a janitor in a steel mill to save money for college. As a Hispanic, Polish, gay woman from humble
beginnings and a wicked sense of humor, she didn’t exactly fit the mold of a corporate
executive. Driven by equal parts ambition and fear, she began her career practicing law (for the longest year of her life) and eventually joined a large, Midwest pharmaceutical company where she worked her way up the ranks of management.
Denice later joined Johnson & Johnson, one of the largest healthcare companies in the world where she was president of multi-billion-dollar companies in pharmaceutical and consumer sectors. Most notably, she was responsible for leading the successful turnaround of the company that makes Tylenol when products were removed from store shelves due to quality challenges.
Denice’s rise to executive leadership was filled with ups and downs and fueled by what she
refers to as an “asses on fire” mentality to keep going. She has received many awards such as Healthcare Businesswoman of the Year, Mother of the Year at J&J/Working Mother, Diversity Champion of the Year, and has featured in Latina Style, WorkingWomen and other publications.She has also served as a keynote speaker for many Fortune 500 companies on the topics of leadership, change management, and women’s empowerment.
In 2019 Denice founded The Mentoring Place, an online platform for helping women navigate their careers through real-world, no BS insights and guidance. In a matter of weeks, thousands of women signed up for her bi-monthly live streams. In 2020, Denice is launching her first book, “Flip the Tortilla and Other Lessons in Resilience, Optimism, and Mojo.” In October, “Flip the Tortilla, a weekly podcast about women, careers, courage, and resilience – mixed with humor and some irreverence – will be available on all major podcast platforms.
Denice doesn’t believe women should send the elevator down when they get to the top. Instead, she says women should go back and lead other women by the hand - through the muck and uncertainty– to help them achieve their goals.
Denice lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania with her wife, Kim, and their 19-year-old daughter,
Sierra, who was born with cerebral palsy. Sierra has taught Denice incredible life lessons that she happily shares in all her interactions.
Connect with Denice!
www.thementoringplace.com
Tap, tap, tap... anyone still listening?
Yes... we know we've been gone for awhile. So, what was the deal? Tune into today's episode where Heather Simpson shares an intimate journey that has consumed her life for the past year. This episode is filled with vulnerability and life lessons that Heather has taken away during this challenging season of life.
We are excited to be back and present you with our podcast reboot! We have many exciting interviews and episodes ahead for you. We are grateful to be here.
Another episode with Heather Simpson and Mari Wuellner with some much needed topics of conversation coming your way.
Heather and Mari get vulnerable and real on today's show, speaking about playing the victim in life and tapping into our emotional power.Be sure to write into the show! We want to hear your take, input and future topics of discussion. Email askheather@sheleadsme.com
As women, we often become the masters of pulling things together at the last minute, of stepping in on others behalf, and of "figuring it out" when it comes to so many things in our life.
We have entered into an era where DIY becomes the norm. Where we feel like we have to be Wonder Woman, and get it all done, on our own.
But when do we make the shift to rely on others? To seek out professional resources? To start leveraging ourselves, instead of being leveraged by others?
Heather Simpson walks you through her 7 steps to determine if you need to cut out the DIY, and start to get some help!
Tonya Eberhart is the founder of BrandFace® and Branding Agent to Business Stars**. She’s also the author of four books on personal branding.
Tonya’s humble career began while selling vacuum cleaners door to door to pay her way through college. That led to a job in radio, where she observed local business owners who were featured in their own advertising and positioned as local celebrities in the market. That’s when she realized the power that personal branding has on a business.
Almost two decades and many successful brands later, she founded BrandFace®, a personal branding firm comprised of a book series, speaking series, and personal branding program that is designed to *help business owners & entrepreneurs differentiate themselves.
Join Heather Simpson and Tonya in this interview on the She Leads Me Podcast.
Check out her book:*https://www.amazon.com/BrandFace-Entrepreneurs-UPDATED-Business-Industry/dp/0578408546/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1563999155&sr=8-1-spons Check out her free videosBrandBuilderTraining.com
You've asked for it, so we've delivered!
You've wanted to get to know our Founder and Director, Heather Simpson more. Heather has been featured on a few different podcasts lately, so we thought we would do two things:
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Give you what you've asked for! An in depth interview to know Heather more
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Introduce you to other AMAZING people and podcasts that are out there. We hope that you find more value to add to your regular listening circuit.
Today, we are featuring the episode from the Living on Purpose Podcast with Mari Wuellner.
Mari takes Heather through a series of questions uncovering how we take the leap to achieve our goals.
We hope that you enjoy today's episode of getting to know Heather, and hearing Mari's podcast!
Welcome to the She Leads Me Podcast!
Today's guest is Jennifer Lovely, Transformational Leadership Coach and Owner of Studio Whidbey
We introduce you to Jennifer, the incredible work that she does and also the importance of her journey in becoming her own hero.
Jennifer helps supporting others in creating the life that they want while also training them on how to become a better leader. We are all about that!
She brings us new perspective on some old ways of thinking. She speaks to the importance of a solid support system and how she found that in some of her hardest transitions.
Heather and Jennifer also get real and calling out what we see on social media... the ever popular "dumping" or "venting" tool. They discuss the difference between that and also sharing from an effective and vulnerable place.
Jennifer leaves us with many insightful takeaways including our favorite quote, "Listen to yourself. You actually have the answers inside of you."
Check out Jennifer's website
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Join us for our first introduction to our new series, Collaborative Conversations!
Each week we will be bringing you topics of conversation chosen by you, and spoken to by Heather and Mari.
Mari Wuellner is the host of the Living on Purpose Podcast and is a fellow bad ass female business owner.
We are looking forward to hearing your feedback, ideas for future topics and questions you'd like us to answer in the future!
Write into the show at askheather@sheleadsme.com
We are kicking off Season 2 with a very vulnerable episode with our host and Director of She Leads Me, Heather Simpson.
Heather speaks to the latest season of challenges in her life and how she taps into resiliency and overcomes the struggles.
She also shares some exciting updates for the podcast this season!
As our Season 1 finale, we wanted to share moments of gratitude to our community. We wouldn't be here without you, and are so thankful you chose to spend your time listening in!
Stay tuned for Season 2 that will be launch in September, with powerful interviews and content.
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Have you ever felt completely OVERWHELMED at the various tech options you have? What is the right platform? What is the wrong platform? I've invested so much time and energy into one, but it doesn't feel like a right fit... how do I go about finding the right thing for me?
Brandy Lawson is here to help. She helps her clients navigate and wade through the murky waters of the tech world, to find the right fit for their businesses.
Brandy brings an extensive amount of knowledge and insight as a business adviser. This episode is PACKED full of incredible takeaways for you on your journey.
More about Brandy | Brandy Lawson is a business adviser and founder of FieryFX, a boutique consulting agency. Her mission is igniting the impact and success of purpose-driven women business owners by making the right digital decisions. Strategy, technology, business consulting and metrics are her specialty.
In addition to working with clients at FieryFX, she is also a mentor for other marketing agencies working to grow their businesses.Brandy is a wife, mom, native Montanan, co-host of the Northwest Phoenix WordPress Meetup, loves ridiculous shoes, captains her boat on Lake Pleasant, and never misses an episode of Jeopardy.
Connect with her on her website
www.fieryfx.com
Connect with her on IG
https://www.instagram.com/fieryfx/
Have you ever been somewhere and your ears perk up when you hear something unique and refreshing? You can't help it, you tune into the conversation and are eager to hear what they are saying, and try to absorb it all.
That is the impact and effect that City of Bellingham, Mayoral Candidate Garrett O'Brien has on his community.
Garrett and his family are a fifth generation of Bellingham, WA. He graduated from Bellingham High School and returned after college to start his family and his business. He is a school volunteer, youth sports coach and City of Bellingham Planning Commissioner.
Today on the show, his organic and authentic conversation with Heather Simpson brings fresh perspective to leaders everywhere, leaving a trail of enthusiasm and excitement about the future.
He is committed to creating housing solutions, empowering our youth, and fostering a vibrant community.
You can connect with Garrett on his website at
www.OBrienForMayor.com
You can follow him on Instagram at
https://www.instagram.com/obrienformayor/
Debar Silverman is part Astrologer, part psychologist, part comedian and ALL REAL. She helps people turn on their own inner observer, to see the things they say and do in a totally objective way.
Debra has been in private practice for over 40 years. She uses astrology and her own
system called the The 4 Elements (or 4E for short) as tools to help people step into their power.
Debra’s mothering approach to understanding and empowering people from all walks of life has earned her international fame and admiration. She has written a book, magazine columns, hosted a radio show and has a YouTube channel with over 7 million views.
She is dedicated to creating community and working for the children. Debra believes the future is arriving and none of us can do it alone. She is an expert in embracing the feminine, and her ultimate dream is to revolutionize therapy by teaching therapists how to provide custom treatment to their clients.
Debra believes in the power of listening. When we are silent - both with ourselves and each
other - the messages that are trying to come through us can be given a voice, and we can all start walking our authentic and powerful path. She splits her time between Kauai and Boulder, Colorado where she enjoys talking to the beautiful flowers, daily swims and spending time with friends and family.
Find Debra on
Her Website and YouTube
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Facebook and Instagram.
It's our first #AskHeatherEpisode
We've heard from our listeners and are answering your leadership questions.
Have a question you'd like to ask Heather? Want to receive a free consult on the air? Email AskHeather@SheLeadsMe.com
Heather answers the following questions today:
**Q: I run a team of about 10 people, all with different personality styles… what is the best method to monitor their performance?
Q: In my company, I have a very diverse team of individuals. Some times, disagreements get in the way of moving forward on very important agenda items. How do you manage conflict in an efficient way? Part of me wants to work through this, but there are times where I also want to tell them all to grow up!
Q: I run my own company and love it! Without the “normal” structure of working for another company. How do I make sure that I am doing the best job I can be doing as a leader?
Q: How do I know when it’s time to fire someone? This person does a good job at what they do, but we continuously have problems with them in our company. I’m hesitant to fire a good worker bee and also am worried about having an HR nightmare on my hands.**Listen to Heather's answers as she gives insight with her background and experience to these different questions.
Jenny Foertsch was raised here in the Pacific Northwest. She lives between Whatcom and Skagit Counties, on 5 acres nestled in the woods on Blanchard Mountain. She is the founder and owner of Free As A Bird Financial Wellness, and owns a tattoo shop with her husband.
Together they home school their three boys, ages 3-12 and are passionate about free range parenting, and raising their children with as much access to nature, freedom, and self expression as possible.
When not working on the businesses or exploring with the kids, you'll find her reading, researching upcoming projects, working on spreadsheets for fun, cooking, and working on her property or in the garden.
Jenny is a certified Transformational Life and Money Coach.
Connect with Jenny on:
Instagram
Facebook
Her Website
Have you heard of infrared saunas? Do you know what makes them different than a traditional sauna?
Meet Katie Kaps. Katie is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Higher Dose, the leading brand in beauty biohacking and infrared light therapy.
HigherDOSE has been featured by major media and was named one of the coolest small businesses in NYC by Business Insider.
Katie graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown, studied at The London School of Economics, and was an investment banker at Merrill Lynch before being recruited to be the marketing and business mind behind the San Francisco Marathon. Following the SF marathon, Katie joined Tough Mudder and helped grow the business from $10 million to $150 million in revenue by the time she left. There she did strategy, new business development and managed the international expansion team. She was named international employee of the year in 2013.
Katie has been featured in Forbes, Vogue, The New York Times, New York Magazine, and Huffington Post to name a few. Katie shares her insights on living the "high" life and successfully running a startup at speaking events such as ABC Home's Beauty Wellness Wisdom, Bumble Bizz Wellness Panel, and Dreamers & Doers.
Heather Simpson and Katie Kaps go through her journey and evolution in her career, and the milestones that occurred along the way.
You can check out their website and get your own at home experience at HigherDOSE.com
You can follow HigherDOSE on IG HERE
You can follow Katie Kaps on IG HERE
Heather Simpson interviews author Sherry Cormier, who brings us a whole new look and insight onto grief in our lives.
Sherry is a certified bereavement training consultant, and know first hand what it's like to experience a series of extreme losses, in such a short amount of time.
She helps her clients work through some very foundational questions that we need to ask ourselves... "How do we create more empowerment? How do we grow?"
Sherry has authored several textbooks and has years of experience in both private practice and in the teaching community.
She has fascinating insights and perspectives on resilience and what that means for us as women on our journey's.
Get Sherry's Book! Sweet Sorrow; Finding Enduring Wholeness After Loss and Grief
www.SherryCormier.com
Barbara Huson (previously known as Barbara Stanny), is the leading authority on women, wealth and power. As a best selling author, teacher and wealth coach, Barbara has helped millions take charge of their finances and their lives.
Barbara's background in business, her years as a journalist, her Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology, her extensive research, and her personal experience with money give her a unique perspective and makes her the foremost expert on empowering women to live up to their financial and personal potential.
"If you don't deal with your money, your money will deal with you." Barbara
"Women's problems with money, are never about money. Money is a very emotional experience." Barbara
Barbara has been featured on Good Morning America, The View, Extra, The O'Reilly Report, and many times on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News, PBS and NPR, as well as The New York Times and USA Today.
Barbara is the Author of 6 books:
Prince Charming Isn't Coming: How Women Get Smart About Money
Secrets of Six Figure Women
Overcoming Underearning
Finding a Financial Advisor You Can Trust
Breaking Through
Sacred Success
You can learn more about Barbara and her work at www.Barbara-Huson.com
Kavita is a Relationship Coach. She has studied ancient eastern philosophy for 20 years, and combines those practices with her studies in family systems and human behavior to create her own transformational process, called The Parent Work™.
The Parent Work™ is a unique approach that has helped thousands change the way they operate in their lives by often having one profound conversation…with their parents or a family member. Kavita teaches that our relationships with lovers, spouses, money, our bodies and our kids… are affected by things that happened with our parents or those that raised us in childhood.
Kavita has helped thousands of people around the globe break free of these family patterns that keep them stuck, creating deep levels of connection and love within themselves, so they can call in love, become a better partner, be a better parent, call in more abundance, and overall just feel way more fulfilled in life.
"What you see and experience as a child or with those who raised you, is a direct reflection in your current relationship."
The books she recommends to the She Leads Me Community are:
The Alchemist
Conscious Parenting
The Power of Now
She has been seen in: CBSNews, Huffington Post, FoxNews, Women’s Health, Women’s Day, and more.
Connect with Kavita!
On her website
On Facebook
On Instagram
Have you ever felt like there just wasn't enough time for you... for ANYTHING you would like to do? Heather Simpson walks us through a talk she gave at the She Leads Me Women's Leadership Event in Seattle on Creating the Space we need in our life, to be the women we want to be.
"As women, when we create space, we oftentimes feel a sense of guilt and shame around that. We feel an obligation to fill our plates and cups, with other people’s needs, but we fail to recognize our own until it’s sometimes too late."
Does this resonate with you? Heather walks you through 3 simple steps that you can take today, to create the space in your life that you need.
She also gives us a recap of the She Leads Me Seattle Event, with highlights from the 2 day experience.
We also invite you to be on the show! You can send in your leadership, business and career questions to heather@sheleadsme.com. If you like to be on the show, let us know in your email.
Lauren Perry is an incredible power house female. It's no wonder that she has built the amazing City Cycle Seattle, all off the sweat of her own back...literally.
Join us on this episode of the She Leads Me Podcast where Lauren shares her story of building her business from scratch, and overcoming the challenges that business owners face along the way.
www.citycylceseattle.com
IG @citycylceseattle
IG @laurentaylorperry
Today we cover the topic of our February She Leads Me Connections breakfast meeting, and one of our keynote topics at the upcoming She Leads Me | Women's Leadership Event happening March 14th and 15th in Seattle.
In a world where we are constantly being blasted with information, where everyone's businesses and profiles are starting to look the same... how do we stand out?
How do you handle content being pushed your way and thrown in your face? Have you tried to make your business or company shine, only to feel swallowed up by all the busyness and noise out there? You're not alone. In fact, this is one of the biggest items that comes up when Heather work's with women and businesses in her consulting work.
It is an epidemic that she sees everyone struggling with in one form or another. How do they stand out as a business? How do they stand out
Heather Simpson takes you through her 7 Steps to walking within your Authenticity in your self, your relationships and in your business.
When was the last time you checked in with yourself? Like REALLY checked in with yourself. Join Heather Simpson as she walks you through her steps towards mindfulness, intention and focus to realign yourself, your life, and your career on the path you want it to be on.
Heather takes us through the re focus on our baseline, to get us to other important things in our life. Her topic at the upcoming She Leads Me Connections meeting and the Women's Leadership Event happening in Seattle is "How to Stand Out Authentically in an Auto-Filled World".
"This topic has gotten a lot of buzz since I released it. I promised you spicy topics in business and leadership, didn’t I? There is so much noise that is happening out there. How do you stand apart, in your authentic brilliance and STAND OUT as the world class leader that you are. You all see it. You all notice that everything seems to have the same message and content from one thing to the next. " Heather shares, "It’s time to turn it off, be intentional and show up in the world differently."
"So why live events? If you’ve ever been to the right live event, you know the power and experience that takes place for you when you go. The surge and rush that you feel, surrounded by others on the same journey as you, helps you feel connected and empowered. Plus, you add the educational content, incredible speakers, and like minded people around you? Magic happens, especially when you gather women."
Get more information about the March event, speaking topics and takeaways at www.SheLeadsMe.com/register
Meet Keri Murphy, CEO and Founder of Inspired Living and one of our Keynote Speakers at our She Leads Me | Women's Leadership Event happening March 14th and 15th in Seattle.
Keri has such a POWERHOUSE female. She has successfully run and operated 3 different businesses and holds her presence with such finesse and grace. She is such a captivating woman and has so much to share with the She Leads Me community!
As the CEO and Founder of Inspired Living, Keri Murphy uses her on-camera talent and over 17 years of entrepreneur experience to help other passionate entrepreneurs ignite the power of their brand.
Through her celebrity interviews on Inspired Living TV, speaking, in addition to her highly sought-after mentoring and coaching programs, Keri is committed to empowering people around the globe to Dream it. Live it. BE it! She was chosen to be a mentor for the Branson Centre Entrepreneurs and her philosophy and on camera “IT” Factor trainings have been featured on CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and many more.
Listen up ladies! It's time to tune into your Financial Health, and there's no better person to lead us there than Hilary Hendershott, Certified Financial Planner and Founder of Hendershott Wealth Management.
Hilary walks us through the differences between her services and others out there who are Financial Advisors (ahem... we learned that no one actually has to pass any sort of test to call themselves a Financial Advisor). She gives us incredible insights to the tricky world of the stock market, and explains it all in a way with such finesse and brilliance.
Why? "This is heart centered work for me" Hilary shares in her interview with Heather Simpson. "We change people's lives. Financial planning is really important."
"My mission is empowering and enabling women to experience financial freedom in abundance."
You may expect Hilary's money story to be filled with a smooth, and bump free road to financial success. She was mentored by her parents, who were in the financial industry, but Hilary still had her own struggles with figuring out how to manage her money. She shares her personal story of overcoming her financial failures, to creating a life and business built on a solid foundation of wealth. Her desire and mission is so strong, she has the words, "Creating a world where everyone in it has enough." on the wall in her office.
Not only does Hilary open up about her own path to financial wellness, but also shares her personal story of walking through her daughter's recent diagnosis with Leukemia, and choosing the mindset "This is going to be okay. I'm just not going down. I am resilient. I am bold. I am just not going to suffer in life."
We have so much to learn from this incredible woman. She will be joining us on stage at our 2019 She Leads Me Women's Leadership Event, March 14th-15th in Seattle. Visit www.SheLeadsMe.com for more details and to register!
Meet Petra Kolber, Inspirational Speaker, Fitness Expert, Wellness Leader and Author of the book The Perfection Detox.
Petra is known throughout the industry as a crusader for change and a beacon of authentic happiness. In her 25 years in the fitness world she has starred in and choreographed sixty award winning videos and fitness programs, and has spoken live to thousands of motivated followers. As a national workshop leader and keynote speaker she inspires people around the globe to stand up for their lives and live profoundly from their hearts. She has been a consultant and contributor to many national fitness magazines and has been named Fitness Crusader Of The Year by Health Magazine. She has been the face and voice of leading food and fitness companies such as Reebok, Spry Living, Yes Fitness Music, and California Walnuts.
As a two-time cancer survivor, she is passionate about waking people up to the precious gift of time. Her mission is to inspire people to move more and fear less, so that they can stretch their dreams, strengthen their courage muscle and build an inspired life, full of joy and gratitude.
Petra shares her journey from the fitness industry into Positive Psychology and teaching others about the re framing and retraining of your thoughts.
You can hear more from Petra at our She Leads Me, Women's Leadership Event, March 14-15th in Seattle. Details and Registration are at SheLeadsMe.com
You can also check out Petra's website PetraKolber.com or follow her on social media @petrakolber
**What is your 2019 going to look like? How will you be setting intention to your year? I’m talking beyond goals… beyond new years resolutions.
Reflect on the resolutions and goals you have set for yourself and put action behind them. How are you going to get there? What is the plan? What is the intention that you are setting for your life this year?
Join Heather as she shares her simple key steps to making 2019 your year!
Special bonus, Heather is also sharing the BIGGEST ANNOUNCEMENT of the year for She Leads Me! Our Annual Spring Women's Leadership Event will be held March 14-15th 2019 in downtown Seattle. Visit our website for more information and to register!**www.SheLeadsMe.com
Who's in your inner circle?
Such a big, important question to think about and really evaluate the questions... Who do we spend the most amount of time with? What type of impact do those people have on me? Do I want to continue to spend time with them?
We often times feel that we HAVE to tolerate certain, soul suckers in our lives. We think we have an obligation just because they have been a friend for a long time, or they are a family member, or we work with them. But guess what?! We actually DON’T have to tolerate them.
We do have the power to set boundaries, even if they are a co-worker, even if they have been a friend for a really long time, even if they are a family member.
"You need to surround yourself with those on the same mission as you. As much as people refuse to believe it, the people you surround yourself with, DO have an impact and influence on your life and choices." Heather Simpson
"As entrepreneurs, as female leaders… we run in very small packs. Sometimes so small, that we have the doubt, the “imposter syndrome”. We can only pull ourselves out of our own minds so many times and so quickly. Our mindset is a muscle that we do have to exercise daily… but one of the weights that our minds need to lift, is the support of others. " Heather Simpson
Finding a tribe can be easy… Finding your tribe, can be challenging. Join Heather on today's show as she guides you through the steps you can take to set boundaries in your life and relationships, and truly create the inner circle that you want for your life.
Destinee Berman has been called the strategist and “secret visionary” behind today’s most widely recognized online schools in the yoga and mindfulness space.
Destinee specializes in helping healers get their work out of their heads, online and scale their impact for good. She understands that many of them may shy away from charging for their spiritual and healing work, so she helps them grow their business in a way that is authentic, genuine, and most importantly, helps them serve even more people.
She has a deep understanding of digital marketing through her 15 years in Silicon Valley managing clients like Twitter, HP, and Microsoft. Her consulting clients today include six and seven figure online educators and healers, including clients like Sting’s astrologer and bestselling authors who reach hundreds of thousands of followers.
In today's episode, Heather and Destinee talk about applying how she uses nurturing and connection with her clients to connect with their audience. She also shares with us about her transition from big tech to where she is today.
"There was a part of me that wasn't happy. When you look working in a business versus entrepreneurship, there are just different sets of problems.There is no security blanket in business."
She shares some of her top tips with us through living her life through leadership.
"Don't be afraid of focus. Be okay with saying 'no'. Not saying 'no' compromises our success in other areas."
Here this advice, along with many other pieces on our episode with the fabulous Destinee Berman today.
Connect with her online!
Learn more at www.DestineeBerman.com.
Or follow her on IG @desberman
Many of you have heard of the company, Jazzercise, Inc. It has, after all, been around for almost 50 years. It is the longest running program of it's kind in the fitness industry. Since it's inception by founder, Judy Shepard Missett in 1969, it has wildly grown to great success including international presence in 32 countries!
On today's show, Shanna Missett Nelson, President and daughter of the founder, walks us through her journey with Jazzercise, managing the growth, growing in leadership and finding the balance of home life. One of the biggest challenges of all, is keeping the perception of Jazzercise fresh.
Our host Heather Simpson, shares her Jazzercise journey, where the fresh moves, and calorie scorching classes contributed to 70lbs of her 100lb weight loss. "It's such an amazing and fun way to stay in shape."
Shanna shares the some of the struggles with being a pioneer in the fitness industry. "There isn't really anybody that we can turn to to ask, 'How did you do this?' " She looks for outside inspiration, and her dance background for the hip choreography that she brings to the company.
Shanna and the Jazzercise company have been doing culture correctly, before culture was a hot topic in today's world. Her style of leadership has been ahead of the trend, and it shows. One of our favorite quotes from this incredible female leader is, "You can manage the team but you have to coach the individual."
This interview will leaving you inspired to check out a class at your local Bellingham Jazzercise! For your special offer, visit www.sheleadsme.com/jazzercise and join your community at a class for some calorie burning fun!
Be sure to follow Shanna and Bellingham Jazzercise on IG!
You want to meet this woman. Kalia Garrido, wears multiple hats; wife, mother, self professed heath geek, avid outdoors person and founder multiple companies.
How did she get here? Drive and Determination. After moving from Boston to Miami, she found herself with a exciting career in the tech industry and raising her newborn son on her own.
"I was determined that my son would want for nothing and I was going to make it work. My career flourished because of it." Kalia shares.
She met her husband and made the move to the bustling tech industry of Denver. She worked her way to upper level management in corporate America, and hit the goals she had set for herself. The result? Realizing something was missing.
"I had been working my tail off to get there, and as soon as I hit it, is when I felt that I could look around and really take assessment of the scene that I was in, and be able to start to uncover, that actually wasn't for me. What would I do next?"
After a year of hitting her career goal, she left. "I'm going to give it all back. In fact, I will take nothing. It's time for me to start my own business."
She shares with us how leaving the comforts of a well paying job, can create fear. Overcoming fear, is something that she has set out to conquer. She emphasizes the importance of knowing yourself, so you can achieve what you are meant to do in this process.
"You have to take the time to know yourself, and that will make the difference in everything."
In the quest for knowing herself, she broadened her definition of health. She started implementing meditation and connecting with her spiritual health in combination from the active and healthy lifestyle she lives. She set out to answer the question, "What is the meaning of health?"
From here, this is where Healthy Women Leaders was born. A group collective of women, understanding health in all aspects of their lives. They are turning the thought of "Selfishness" into "Self Care" for women.
Join Kalia and her band of Healthy Women Leaders on this quest!
www.HealthyWomenLeaders.com
Meet Steph Williamson. From burned out actress to business leader, Steph is proof that rock bottom can be a launchpad to incredible heights. She holds a Professional Coaching Certification (PCC) from the International Coaching Federation, accumulating over 1000 coaching hours. She is a Leader in Training for The World’s Finest Coach Training Program, Accomplishment Coaching, where she directs business coaches and leaders, ultimately steering the company.
Stephanie gives back to her local community through dedicated service with the Whatcom County Young Professionals Council Alumni. In this capacity, she leads young professionals to grow into their leadership and impact.
Her signature group coaching program, Lady Leaders, corporate, and premier private packages offer a suite of options for high performing leaders looking to step into a greater level of professional contribution and personal freedom.
To date, she has trained over 500 high performing leaders across United States and Canada. She is a highly sought after keynote speaker to business leaders, and organizations such as United Way, addressing topics of leadership, burnout, goal-setting and achievement. She lives in Bellingham, WA with her husband and beloved dog, Brandi.
Have you ever noticed, that when you are around an authentic person, there is a sense of comfort that you feel around them. You don’t question or doubt an authentic person. You trust them.
How to we find our most authentic selves? How do we dig deep, do the inner work, and uncover our true authenticity, then live within that space?
Heather Simpson uncovers the true meaning of authenticity. "We need to be intentional about how we show up in our authenticity. We will continuously seek to be more and more of ourselves each and every day, in all situations." Heather shares. "When I honor what’s true to me and who I am, that is me operating from my authentic self. That is me living in my authenticity."
Meet Galen Emanuele. His company Shift Yes is paving the way for a new conversation around Leadership. Galen works with teams from around the globe including Fortune 500's like Microsoft, Shell, and Expedia, changing the way leaders and teams communicate and show up at work. Along with his business background in sales and marketing, Galen is a world class improviser. He’s performed and taught improv for many years and toured with the cast from ‘Whose Line is it Anyway?’
On today's episode, he shares with us how his methods and practices help build better communication, team culture, and raise leaders within organizations. We also discuss two main topics today; employee retention and authentic influence.
"Companies need to focus on employee experience just as much if not more than we focus on client or customer experience." he shares. "For leaders in companies, it's really important to be intentional about cultures, and not treat culture like the weather."
To download a copy of Galen's Leadership DNA code, go to www.SheLeadsMe.com/ShiftYes
Connect with Galen |
Facebook | @shiftyeah
Instagram | @shiftyes
Linked In | https://www.linkedin.com/company/shiftyes/
Wesbite | www.ShiftYes.com
Texas based CPA, Wealth Strategist and Author, Holly Signorelli knew from a young age that she wanted to help others in an area that she was really strong in; numbers. In her professional career, she took her love of math and paired it with an abundance mindset to create a business model that has surmounted to incredible success for both her, and her clients.
Have you ever wondered why we often times sabotage ourselves? Why we think that if we achieved success, that it wouldn't be able to happen again? Why do we live with a feeling of lack?
Holly experienced her share of life's trials and downturns. Through the experience of a bad real estate investment deal, she started to realize the toll that those negative thoughts and questions, were having on her life.
"When I say something negative, something negative happens. When I say something positive, something positive happens."
She picked up the pieces from the horrific life lessons that left her struggling, and dedicated herself to taking excellent care of her clients, and promised herself to dedicate her life to helping others, not make those same mistakes.
Her recent book, "The Secret to Wealth" walks you through Holly's life experiences and how changing your mindset and money story, can lead you on a path to happiness. Pick up your copy of "The Secret to Wealth" at: https://www.goread.com/book/the-secret-to-wealth As a listener of the show, Holly has also included her FREE workshop, with 9 modules about money mindset, and the three biggest things that you need to be involved in for your business! Just forward your book receipt to holly@themoneytherapist.com Visit,www.TheMoneyTherapist.com to connect with Holly Signorelli.
Meghan Pardee is a southern California girl, who transplanted her family to the Pacific Northwest in 2016. After her move, it didn't take her long to open a successful fitness studio, The Barre Pointe, after only being in Lynden, WA for 1 1/2 years.
How did this mom of three move to a brand new area, place roots, care for her family and build a business in such a short time frame? Commitment. Dedication. And the ability to take leadership over her life, and make her dreams come true.
The path wasn't always easy, and the process was wearing. After a couple of setbacks Meghan asked herself, "Is this my calling in life? Is this what I am supposed to do?"
Her resilience and devotion to her dream kept her going. "I didn't take 'no' for an answer. I just kept digging deeper, and deeper, and deeper until I found the answers I wanted."
Take a deeper look into this incredible woman's life, as she shares her heart and life's dream of owning a Barre studio in her community while raising her family with her husband Jon.
Check out www.TheBarrePointe.com for more information about Meghan's philosophy, the staff, and class times.
Be sure to follow her on
Facebook and Instagram | @thebarrepointe
How do we define leadership? How does society define leadership? Leadership is one of those things that has a clear and distinct definition in the dictionary, but no “how-to” in the wrong and right way to approach it. Leadership is oftentimes a word swapped out with power.It really gets us fired up, when people take such an honorable title or position and use it in a way to make others feel small, powerless, or out of control. "When ego gets in the way of true, honest leadership, I have zero tolerance for it." Heather Simpson Join us as we answer the question, What does it mean to step into leadership? Among many other questions in today's show. "Being in leadership is a great honor, and to be cared with great intention." Heather Simpson
Meet Heather Simpson. Her life, story and teachings, have helped many businesses and people build success in their lives. Heather shares one particularly challenging time, where her world took a major shift. She walks us through how she overcame such a hardship and how she helps others overcome major setbacks in life and using those experiences to fuel us to move forward. "One thing that I have learned about myself over the years… I. AM. RESILIENT. I figure shit out, no matter what. I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a leader of life. I take charge of my life. I don’t let me story keep me in the past, but I use it to fuel my flame and my future." Heather Simpson
Welcome to the She Leads Me Podcast! We are excited to launch this podcast for women. In today's episode, you will hear from our Founder and host, Heather Simpson, as she talks about what you can expect from future episodes, upcoming LIVE events you can attend, and how you as a fellow female leader can plug into our community. She Leads Me is a group of women coming together to truly empower women. We are all here to support each other on these individuals journey's that we are on. We don't have to go at this alone ladies. There are other women here, that understand you and encourage you. We grow together to help us each become a better version of ourselves. Lead your life with purpose, through the lens of leadership.