Brooke Monaghan is a business coach, consultant, and podcaster who helps entrepreneurs and leaders bring their greatest gifts to the world, align with their values, and honor the lifestyle they want. She loves working with business owners who see and do things differently, because she believes that quality alone makes folks uniquely equipped to challenge the status quo and add incredible value.
In this episode, Brooke joins me to talk about what it means to unlearn the conditioning that encourages entrepreneurs to ditch their instincts, intuition, and integrity in favor of seeking a “savior” who will teach them how to do business the “right way”. And she shares the importance of trusting in yourself, so you can take strategic action toward your larger vision.
In this episode, I'm joined by regenerative business designer and holistic business coach, Helen Tremethick. Helen works with entrepreneurs who are ready to show up more fully and authentically in their lives and businesses. Since 2011, she has worked with hundreds of business owners using a proprietary methodology that combines contemporary business strategy, value-based business models, and a hefty dose of what makes you unique.
We talk about Helen’s life on a permaculture farm in the Canadian countryside, as well as what it means to go from being stuck to beyond sustainable, how to identify your Key Personal Indicators, and what it means to create a thriving business ecosystem.
Jadah Sellner joins me for a conversation about growing your business without hustling. In this conversation, Jadah offers alternatives to the hustle culture while stressing the importance of having a self-care menu in order to grow your business and nourish your life.
Jadah is a best-selling author and has recently released her latest book, She Builds: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life. She is a business coach, sought-after international keynote and TEDx speaker, and host of the Lead with Love® Podcast. She’s been featured in O: The Oprah Magazine, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, CBS’s The Doctors TV, and on the cover of Women’s World. Jadah is on a mission to redefine the future of work by leading with love in business and life.
Liuba Grechen Shirley is the Founder and CEO of Vote Mama, the nation’s first Political Action Committee dedicated to electing progressive moms up and down the ballot, as well as the Founder and CEO of Vote Mama Foundation, the leading source of research and analysis about the political participation of mothers in the United States.
In this episode, Liuba joins me for a conversation about normalizing mothers of young children running for office, how to encourage political empowerment, advocating for family-friendly policies, and supporting women in their mission to take up space at the congressional table.
Cher Hale is the founder and director of Ginkgo PR, an agency using public relations to create a more equitable media landscape. Cher joins me this week for a conversation about expanding the visibility of your business and brand by being a podcast guest. Cher is here to share some of her expertise and knowledge on the topic by helping you pitch your story and your message.
We also discuss the reality of diversity and inclusion in the PR space. As a Taiwanese-Black American woman, Cher is passionate about leveraging the power of the media to take back narratives that have been traditionally told for historically-excluded authors and entrepreneurs.
In this episode, Greg Faxon, one of my earliest podcast guests, returns to the show! Greg helps coaches fill their client roster and increase their income with honest sales and marketing. He’s also the author of Don't Let the Fear Win: How to Get out of Your Own Way & Grow Your Business… Fast.
Greg joins me for a conversation about simplifying your business in order to foster growth. He shares why he decided to quit social media marketing and discusses how understanding your coaching archetype can help you reach your highest potential as a business owner. This is an insightful episode you don’t want to miss.
Today, we’re talking about how to use your personal setbacks as fuel for your entrepreneurial endeavors. Dr. Masachs Boungou is the author of The Power of Personal History: Turning One’s Life Tragedies Into Triumph, in which he shares his moving story of escaping civil war in the Republic of the Congo, going on to become a Fulbright Scholar at Brandeis University, and recently receiving his Ph.D. in Global Studies from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
Masachs has gone through personal tragedies, set-backs, and hard-won triumphs. He has come out the other side determined to create a better future for himself and inspire others to do the same. This interview is a reminder to view your history as more than just your past, but instead a way to propel you forward and create the future you desire.
We’re back after a short summer break, and I’m joined by Elsa Isaac, an NYC-based fashion and image stylist who believes style is all about self-expression. In fact, she empowers all her clients to celebrate their individuality through the way they dress. Today, we discuss the relationship between confidence and style, how style can work as an extension of your brand, and how to get started with personal style for yourself.
Elsa has built a noteworthy portfolio, having bestowed her stylish magic on everyone from Marie Forleo to Lenny Kravitz, Katie Couric, and Kris Carr. Her passion is helping successful career women and entrepreneurs revamp their wardrobes in order to create show-stopping ensembles that flatter their unique body shapes and lifestyles.
Amy Walsh is an artist, educator, and the Founder of the Bureau of Tactical Imagination, where she helps unconventional small business founders learn the skills of branding and creative processes, so they can make a meaningful contribution to the culture while building tiny-but-mighty businesses.
In this episode of the podcast, Amy joins me for a discussion about what it means to build a visionary brand and be the creative director of your own business. She also shares how you can strengthen your creative confidence, and explore different ways of running and marketing your small business.
In this episode of the podcast, Tiffany Yu joins me for a conversation about disability advocacy, economic justice, and collective liberation. She talks openly about how she came to own her personal disability story, and highlights how we can embrace adversity in even the most difficult of circumstances.
Tiffany has been named one of the "100 most influential Asian Americans of 2017," one of "100 visionary leaders," and a "women of influence" honoree. She has been featured in Marie Claire, Forbes, the Guardian, the Ford Foundation, and The Wall Street Journal, and has spoken at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, TEDx, and Harvard.
Tiffany is an incredible spokesperson for inclusion and allyship, and developing pride around disability. In this episode, she shares how her obstacles are the greatest things that have ever happened to her, and how everyone can be an ally for disability justice.
In this episode, Jennifer Brown, award-winning DEI advocate, author, and speaker, joins me for a discussion about DEI work and leadership. She shares how to embrace DEI from a humanistic perspective in both our personal and professional lives, and reinforces that all of us have the power to make a difference.
As the Founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting (JBC), a certified woman- and LGBT-owned firm, Jennifer and her team design and execute inclusion strategies that have been implemented by some of the largest companies and nonprofits in the world.
Are you passionate about a topic, or have a story you’ve been yearning to share? Podcasting might be the medium for you. But if the idea of starting a podcast is scary, this week’s guest has some words of encouragement for you. Podcasting industry veteran Elsie Escobar joins me this week to talk about all things podcasting, including podcasting as a medium for amplifying underrepresented voices. Together, we discuss some ways in which we can all join together in collective action to make our collective voices heard.
Elsie has been podcasting for 15 years and is an inductee to the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame. She’s also the Co-founder of She Podcasts, a podcasting community for women and non-binary folks that has over 21k members and a corresponding podcast and conference.
If you’ve been feeling the need to be more present in your body, or simply slow down, this episode is one you won’t want to miss. Abigail Rose Clark, the developer of The Embodied Life Method™, joins me for a conversation on how we can bring more time for integration and rest into productive work environments.
Abigail works with individuals and organizations to teach embodiment as a practice and a responsibility. She focuses on helping people truly inhabit their own skin and, in doing so, re-enter a true relationship with the world.
As you listen to this episode, you’ll learn how to be more present with yourself and the world around you, how to have deep and meaningful conversations and tune into the physical self in order to become calmer and settled in your everyday life.
Key takeaways:
We can change culture simply based on the way we interact with one another
What it means to come home to your body and what it looks like in practice
The importance of moving away from binary thinking to full-spectrum thinking
How to approach productivity differently in order to be more kind to ourselves and our bodies
Ronna has been a senior executive with two different organizations, offered multiple keynotes, trained thousands of people, and given a TEDx talk on Redeeming Eve. She founded her own business 13 years ago where she writes, speaks, and coaches - focusing on powerful women, their stories, and their capacity to change the world.
During our conversation, Ronna shares some ways in which we can reshape the stories of our past, and live in a more integrated and powerful way. She encourages us to ask bold and deep questions like, “What if you embraced the wholeness of who you are?"
Ronna believes women’s re-visioned stories and lives are what impact, heal and transform the world. If you do too, tune in now and leave a review if you enjoyed this episode!
Dave Ursillo is someone who I have been privileged enough to know for a number of years as a friend, yoga teacher, writing instructor, and also book coach, when I began to think about writing A Power of Your Own. Dave is a masterful storyteller and has been using storytelling throughout his career.
Together, we talk about the ways in which we can use storytelling to drive meaningful change. Through the art of story, we explore the gradual evolution of entrepreneurship and how we can deepen into the work that's calling us forward. We also discuss how stories help us better relate to one another. Finally, we touch on how to reframe stories (aka shadow work) to our advantage.
What would it mean if you could thrive deeply while staying true to who you are? That’s just one of the questions Tanis Frame helps us to answer this week on the show. She also helps us reconsider what it means to have an impact, and shares how we can do this by inviting more play, wonder, and curiosity into our lives.
Tanis Frame is a sought-after speaker, leadership coach, and creative play facilitator. She believes thriving starts with deeply aligned and integrated personal leadership - without which we can’t effectively (or sustainably) lead anyone.
Tanis also believes that leaning into joy is our sacred responsibility, and that play is the way home. When we decide to thrive, we play by a different set of rules. We explore these rules and teachings during our thought-provoking conversation.
We also talk about the intersection between making financially healthy decisions for your business and making decisions that support your business’ growth. Tune in to hear some of Susan’s refreshing ways to think about being in business for yourself, and learn how you can make more informed, intentional choices that give you the space to be fully human.
Have you been struggling to differentiate yourself? In this bonus episode of the podcast, I’m going to show you how to uncover your hidden value and communicate what you do with confidence, so you become known as one of the go-to experts in your field.
Maybe you've noticed that many of the people you follow seem to be immediately known for one thing, but you're still struggling to figure out what your “thing” is. There's no shame in that, and I’m here to help. Because when you can position yourself in an unforgettable way, you’ll have what it takes to start scaling your influence, income, and impact.
I’m excited to bring you this special episode so that you can strengthen your personal leadership brand, build an unforgettable thought leadership platform, and confidently make your mark.
What if I invited you to think about perfection in a whole new light? You see, perfection isn’t inherently good or bad; it’s simply a survival tactic we’ve developed out of necessity. In fact, this week’s guest, Audrey Holst, invites us to think less about how perfectionism shows up in our lives, and more about the impact it has on our wellbeing and the world around us.
In this episode, Audrey and I go beyond mindset to address perfectionism’s impossible standards, and how these standards keep us from reclaiming our energy and agency. Audrey shares the different Perfectionism Archetypes, and how understanding what yours is can help you reconnect with your own unique Operating System. We also talk about perfectly hidden depression, and what it means to access joy — even in the midst of grief and heartache.