Mental Health is an issue not to be taken lightly. Someone may look fine, but they may be getting through a battle they don’t even know about.
Our guest, Angelica Gonzalez, experienced this during her grade school years. She always wondered why she got not-so-good results in class even when she exhausted a lot of effort into it. She understood what she was going through when she was diagnosed to have ADHD in 7th grade. As soon she became aware of her mental health, she and the people that surround her helped her cope up with the daily situations that she’s going through. And now she is very good at what she does because she was naturally born to do it!
Angelica is an up-and-coming hairstylist in the Seattle area who believes that you never “just get your hair done.” She believes in creating energizing and healing experiences, leaving her clients confident and happier than before. Graduate of Gene Juárez Academy and an accomplished young entrepreneur, Angelica stands for being who you are - heart scars and all. She teaches others how to persevere through mental battles to unfiltered success.
In this episode we talked about:
· How important it is to be aware of your mental state.
· What external factors can affect mental health.
· How clearing your path and following your own timeframe can help with mental health.
· How support people can help you succeed in your craft.
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One year ago, amidst the world crisis unfolding as it did, our guest, Monique Gaffney was knee deep in making a big shift in my business. She had a healing modality that she had been teaching and essentially coaching people in that allows them to remember their Purpose and gets them in action in serving in it.
For the years prior to last, she was following the "traditional" coaching/launch model and it just didn't feel good to her. Didn't feel aligned with who she is or what SHE KNOWS she is here to accomplish in the world.
She decided to sign up with a strategy mentor and changed her business model to primarily working with women, while re-building her brand and credibility as a mentor in the MLM space.
Exciting? Learn what else Monique did in the past year and how it helped her personally and her business.
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Many reasons explain why a growing number of people are stressed out today. Mental toughness makes it possible to put stress to work for us. With the right tools and skills, daily battles soon turn into sweet victories and we're able to liberate thebest in our teams to achieve more.
Colonel Deb Lewis is a West Point graduate from its first class with women. A retired Army Colonel and Harvard MBA, Deb commanded three US Army Corps of Engineer Districts, including a $2.1B reconstruction program in combat. She survived the 9/11 Pentagon attack while serving on the Joint Staff antiterrorism team. Colonel Deb’s experiences leading while under fire inspired her unique 'Mentally Tough Women' (MTW)program to help women handle more stress - not de-stress - and put it to work for them. MTW arms women (and enlightened men!) with the proven strategies, insights, and tools they need in good times and times of crisis.
After a 34-year military career, Colonel Deb and husband Doug Adams embarked on the Duty, Honor, America Tour October 7, 2010. She drove their RV 26K miles as Doug bicycled 18,067 miles through all 50 states in one year in support of the U.S. military, veterans, and families. They continue to work with non-profits, businesses, andleaders to lift up communities. MentallyToughWomen.com
"The better you get at handling stress, the easier it becomes to do insanely hard things and really love doing it."
Here are some of the things we talked about on the show:
· The dominant mindset towards stress and why is that important
· The #1 problem ready to undermine the best intentions and efforts of leaders and managers
· Warning signs should we look for that contribute to (the #1 problem you discussed earlier)
· What role can leaders take to achieve greater success - no matter how much stress they face - and put stress to work for them
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We laugh less as we age, but we can change that! The average baby laughs 300 times per day while the average adult laughs 20 times per day – according to work by Dr. Robert Provine, one of the first psychologists to study laughter. Just as we exercise for physical health, we can proactively engage with laughter for our mental and emotional health.
Today's guest is Ida is the Chief Catalyzer & Founder of Ability to Engage, Inc. Ability to Engage helps brands develop marketing communications, product ideas, brand strategies (brand personality, equity, and architecture), and consumer segmentations. The A2E team also develops and facilitates innovation sessions, strategic meetings, and team effectiveness workshops. Clients include start-up companies, international government groups, and some of the world’s largest and most respected companies in brand and marketing such as Clorox, ConAgra Foods, McGraw Hill, Ogilvy, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, and Red Bull.
In addition to running an international award-winning boutique consultancy, Ida is a happiness coach, inventor (7 patents), motivational speaker (including the TEDx stage), professor, board member, author and podcast host. She also enjoys getting people to find their “inner child” through laughter, as a certified Laughter Yoga instructor.
Here are some of the things we talked about on the show:
· What are some strategies to bring laughter to work?
· What is laughter yoga? Understand you’re a “laughter yoga” instructor
· What to recommend people that may feel uncomfortable laughing intentionally and without a prompt
· What to recommend people that work on teams that feel bringing in more laughter may be viewed as unprofessional
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Having a strong business plan is something that most for-profit organizations overlook. Not many business owners begin with a clear plan or know how to make an effective one.
Today, we are thrilled to have Dee Fretwell back as a guest on the show. Dee has been strategically planning and developing Operational systems of businesses across the nation since 1999. Fretwell’s business approach blends a straight-shooting communication style with a casual format that ultimately leads to a fun and efficient experience. Systematization and efficiency are at the top of Fretwell’s list of must-haves in any business and are also some of her favorite activities to do when working with companies who strive for bigger and better futures.
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We are having conversations about accountability on the micro and macro levels. Whether it is about racial equity and inclusion, healing childhood traumas, or figuring out how to move on as a team when you screw up on that major project. Being held accountable and holding others accountable is necessary but we haven't seen a whole lot of tools just yet.
Today’s guest is Angie Nuevacamina. After serving her community as a small business consultant and seeing personal development issues play out in business and organizations, Angie Nuevacamina is now focused on educating, training, and developing those who are wanting to navigate a more socially aware world. Growing up in Detroit in a multiracial/Black family, then being able to travel the world,
Angie has a deep understanding of the relationship of micro and macro and how one influences the other. A certified facilitator through the Gottman Institute, Angie understands relationships and the healthy dynamics that allow them to thrive. Whether working with those impacted by human trafficking, young professionals on the come up, enterprise-level teams committed to changing the culture, or parents wanting to do better, she has tools to help them on their way; on their nueva camina.
Here are some of the things we talked about on the show:
● What made her choose to do this work
● What is making amends?
● What accountability is and why it is important to be accountable
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Now more than ever people want to feel connected and appreciate the meaning of the things in their life. We have an amazing opportunity to use today's technology to share our stories and inspire others in a more powerful way.
Today’s guest is Wendy Jensen, CEO/founder of Scandinavian Hearts. In 1938 Wendy's grandparents immigrated from Norway and Sweden to Ballard to become a commercial fisherman. Wendy has always been proud of her heritage and traditions growing up in a Scandinavian home.
Wendy has always loved hearts. She's combined her experience in eCommerce and creative skills to build a business where she can share her love of hearts and Scandinavian heritage with the world. Each heart tells a story and provides a meaningful way for people to continue to keep their heritage alive.
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How secured are you when it comes to sharing documents and personal information to your contractor?
This episode is particularly important especially now that most people are working from home and will need to delegate work through the digital space.
I talked about how important trust is as the foundation of your work relationship with your contractor.
Also here are some things that I talked on the show:
· Why good communication is important.
· Non-disclosure and non-compete agreement.
· Tools to use to keep all documents secured.
· Background checks.
There are a lot of things to consider when handing out information online and it’s always better safe to be sorry later.
To safety and security,
Riah
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Building a business that meets your ideal lifestyle is the only way to live. Today’s guest is Kristine Schwartz. In this episode, Kristine discusses her three-step process for gaining clarity in where you want to go.
Kristine Schwartz is a business coach, consultant & public speaker. She activates female, impact-driven brands to confidently build their strategic roadmaps and marketing plans in ways that are uniquely aligned to their greater purpose.
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People with AD/HD are essentially brilliant. They think "out of the box" and are typically not risk-averse. This bodes well with being an entrepreneur. Yet, being an entrepreneur requires much "self discipline," which is not typically the strong suit of people with AD/HD brains.
Today’s guest is Carol Williams. As a solo business owner, certified life & business momentum coach, and single mom of 2 teen boys, Carol knows the feeling like you will never catch up. After 18 years of experience in the design profession as a project manager, Carol struck out on her own in 2009.
She started out combining her passion for psychology and her project management experience. What has resulted from this transition is a beautiful manifestation of her true self, empowering business owners to own their greatness. She helps those with AD/HD get out of their own way, to live the life of their dreams while having the business of their dreams. Her motto is, “If I can do it, you can too.”
When she’s not powerfully serving her coaching clients, Carol speaks professionally and plays in the outdoors near her home in Sutton, NH. She loves art, design, and dancing.
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It's easy to get stuck in "worker-bee" mode but knowing how to get out of it, and the strategic ways to scale are critical for every entrepreneur
Today’s guest is Elyse Tager. Elyse provides business coaching to women entrepreneurs who want to go from solopreneur to CEO. She helps coaches, consultants, and service-based businesses scale and grows to their next level by providing clarity and eliminating the chaos and confusion that can occur with growth.
A long-time marketer and passionate entrepreneur, Elyse has helped hundreds of small businesses, associations, and nonprofits develop and implement effective online marketing strategies to grow their business or organizations.
Elyse is a popular motivational speaker, writer, and educator known for providing her audiences with the practical tools, techniques, and strategies they need to grow their business or improve their lives.
She has run 3 successful businesses and is passionate about helping women entrepreneurs to reach and exceed their goals.
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Authenticity is not only about being fully yourself in all arenas; it's also about letting others have their own experience without making it mean anything about you.
Today’s guest is Danielle Lindblom. Danielle is an adventurer, a badass, and a professional life coach. Her superpower is introducing to people how to create emotional sufficiency for themselves and others.
She helps her clients cultivate comfortable authenticity through learning self-acceptance, courage, and vulnerability. Danielle is neuro-divergent and has a passion for helping other neuro-divergent entrepreneurs create businesses that support their mental health.
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As moms, we have a lot on our plates. Often we try to be the women we used to be before kids and have our lives organized that way. But it doesn't work, and it leads to frustration. That is why aligned prioritizing is important.
Today’s guest is Aga Lawrynowicz, founder of Choose Clarity. She is a strategist, mentor, and Certified Life Coach on a mission to help mothers get back time, live on purpose, and continue being a great mom along the way.
Aga is passionate about creating a community for women and shifting away from patriarchal culture by changing one household and one employer at a time. A former explosives queen, she spent over ten years working as an engineer in the oil and gas industry — now Aga is a mother of two, step-mother of two, and a huge fan of mindfulness.
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Social responsibility within communities is now shifting how businesses operate. And today’s guest specializes in implementing an innovative and accessible workforce design that transforms businesses and adds value to all aspects of organizations.
Daniel Villao is the CEO at Intelligent Partnerships, Inc. He is an agent of change and value-oriented problem solver with decades of experience in policy development, Daniel Villao has had proven success in innovative supplier-access design and training.
He excels in working closely with stakeholders to drive positive organizational change, having successfully helped major employers such as Microsoft, Lufthansa, Zurich, and AON adopt apprenticeship to create workforce development systems in his capacity as Deputy Administrator. Daniel has dedicated his career to analyzing the ever-changing workplace.
Daniel is also the Immediate Past Chair of the Association of Latino Professionals for America(ALPFA) and the former Deputy Administrator in the Office of Apprenticeship for the U.S. Department of Labor under the Obama and Trump Administrations.
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People over 50 and especially over 60 can have trouble getting a job due to age discrimination. There are many people in their late 50s and up who have retired voluntarily from the workforce, yet they aren't ready to retire from the world of work.
Today’s guest makes social media easy and fun for baby boomers. Joyce Feustel, the founder of Boomers’ Social Media Tutor, helps business professionals and job seekers aged 50 and above how to use social media, especially LinkedIn and Facebook, more effectively and productively.
At the age of 61, Joyce founded and went full-time with her business after retiring from a 17-year career in sales. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with degrees in business and education, Joyce has lived in the Denver area for 25 years.
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Today’s guest is the Senior Vice President of diverse insights and initiatives at Nielsen Global Media. Her role sits in the intersection of community advocacy and business - what’s valuable for businesses and what’s valuable for our communities.
A researcher, consumer behaviorist, and subject-matter expert for the U.S. Hispanic market, Stacie de Armas has made it her mission to educate the nation and elevate our understanding of the indisputable power and contributions of Hispanic consumers by turning data into insights and relevant stories.
As part of the Nielsen family since 1998, she oversees data collection and analysis on diverse consumer behaviors and media consumption trends; she is also responsible for activating new platforms and research initiatives that allow detailed analysis of diverse representation in advertising and media.
Aside from her dedication to diversity and inclusion within her workspace, Stacie is an advisor on Google’s 21st Century Multicultural Marketing council, as well as the board of directors for the Culture Marketing Council (formerly AHAA).
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Stacie leaves us with this food for thought to walk away from this conversation; “It is a new day.” “...the events of the past two years, have energized communities around seeking and demanding equity... Our communities are coming together. Now, there is a spotlight on these issues. And so you will see action and advancement from both the public and private sector. And for that I say, it is a new day.”
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Women are rising in the world, and we need to SHOW UP in order to grow. LinkedIn can help us do that. A profile that positions us as if we're peers with the most influential people in the industry. A network full of people we've DREAMED of, consistent calls and meetings with these rockstars!
Today’s guest is LinkedIn Strategist, Business Consultant, Speaker, and CEO of Uplevel Media, Karen Yankovich.
Having “been there and done that” in the arena of losing (and then re-finding) a focused approach to business and life, Karen now offers coaching and consulting for entrepreneurs. Her unique specialty blends her “get it done” attitude with a passion for soulful living in her personal services and online workshops.
Also, the host of the Good Girls Get Rich Podcast and LinkedIn Evangelist, Karen guides entrepreneurs to creating wealth by combining smart business practices with simple proven systems that develop and maintain strong customer relationships. She offers results-oriented and expert LinkedIn Marketing strategies that position her clients to bring in instant results. Karen’s background includes over twenty years in the fields of information technology, marketing, and customer relationships, making social media her ideal niche.
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Karen leaves us with a piece of advice to walk away from this conversation; “If you have a great profile, and you don't connect with people, then it's like nailing a beautiful flyer to a tree in the middle of the forest. Constantly curate and bring in new people to your network. And that is how you have a network full of people that you have intentionally built.”
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There are so many young women (13-19) struggling with self-esteem, confidence, self-acceptance, and life skills. They struggle to discuss these things with their families, and they usually struggle until adulthood.
Today’s guest helps these young women with these struggles early, so they have techniques to navigate the obstacles and life decisions.
Pamela Simon is a Teen Mindset Coach and she has been helping and mentoring for over 20 years. Pamela has a Bachelor's Degree in Educational Psychology and has previously worked as a case manager at a group home for teens. She’s had a passion for helping teens since before college. Her mission for Divine Mindset is to help empower young women age 13-19 through building their self-confidence and self-esteem.
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Pamela leaves us a message for young women to walk away with from this conversation; “Always look to yourself. Because the end of the day you're going to always be there for you when nobody else is there. Look to yourself and as long as you feel okay with it, it's probably the right answer.”
To fostering female leadership by empowering young women,
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An overabundance of nonprofits means more competition and less resources for everyone, and guarantees that success in reaching your mission is that much more difficult.
Today’s guest is Dee Fretwell of The Life Dom. She is an instructor, consultant, and global innovator, who works with both for-profit and nonprofit businesses, often working towards strategic planning, whether it's a business plan or strategic funding, and works in operational aspects of the organization.
Dee has been working with nonprofits since she can remember. Having spent over 20 years in nonprofit development, strategy and business systematization, her experience in this industry is hard to compete with. Fretwell’s business approach blends a straight-shooting communication style with a casual format that ultimately leads to a fun and efficient experience.
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If you’re a nonprofit organization that's ready to roll up your sleeves and get some serious funding going, Dee can look at some systems and help put operational pieces in place to strengthen them, as well as find ways to collaborate with other nonprofits. Most importantly, from Dee herself, "Listen to your heart". There will be things you will care about that you will want to help make a change on, and it doesn't have to come from your own blood, sweat, and tears.
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