Dare to Leap
73 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -Welcome to Dare to Leap, a conversation and community supporting women to create the freedom, flexibility and financial security they desire and deserve.
Hosted by Kathy Goughenour, CEO & Founder of Virtual Expert(R) Training.
Each week you’ll hear from thought leaders who are offering innovative solutions for the remote workforce, gather best practices from organizations recognized as best in class at leading virtual teams and engage in conversations with all stakeholders when it comes to the non traditional workforce. Plus you’ll gain insights through courageous conversations with women who have dared to make the leap to another job or even dared to go out on their own and start a business.
Whether you are a woman who is mid career and feeling trapped with no options, a female entrepreneur who has successfully transitioned to a non traditional career and are looking for ways to grow, or an innovative leader of remote workers, Kathy delivers.
Kathy Goughenour is an experienced and savvy business coach and trainer. She took her first leap after 18 years in corporate marketing to build a real estate marketing venture which she sold; to a business coach and trainer fulfilling her passion to empower women to build their legacy. Kathy has worked 100% virtually since 2001, and manages a non-traditional workforce of over 20 independent contractors.
Kathy’s work has been featured in Forbes, International Freelancers Academy and The Huffington Post. To date she has helped hundreds of women dare to leap and daily inspires others to find their path to financial freedom.
Remote work is here to stay. In addition to growing at rapid rates, data supports that remote workers are happier, more productive and healthier. Join the movement with Kathy and leading innovators in non traditional work to take your career, team or company to the next level.
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Episodes
Bryan Lewis — Adminja: A Client Management Tool for Virtual Assistants
January 20, 2021 08:00 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MBBryan Lewis is the Founder of Adminja, a client management platform specifically designed for Virtual Assistants. Everything a VA might need to keep track of client projects, billing, individual tasks, and more is provided in Adminja. Bryan shares a little bit about his software and how it helps VAs as well as shares his predictions for a more virtual future in this week’s episode! Key takeaways: Bryan is matching Kathy’s tiara-wearing spirit by wearing a wizard hat. How has COVID-1...
LaRinda Roper — Living a Beautiful Entrepreneurial Life under God’s Grace
January 13, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MBLaRinda Roper is the CEO of her own Virtual Assistant company. When her husband passed away, she was lost and had to find her “next big thing.” It took her a full six months and the guidance of family to finally let go of her JOB. Today, she is able to enjoy a wide range of hobbies like crocheting, baking, and spending more time with her grandchildren than ever before! Learn about LaRinda and her Dare to Leap journey on this week’s episode! Key takeaways: LaRinda started a company for...
Lee Richter — What’s Your Next Moonshot Going to Be?
January 06, 2021 17:00 - 57 minutes - 78.8 MBLee Richter is an award-winning business innovator and global visionary recognized recently by the San Francisco Business Times as one of their Top 100 Women Business Leaders for the seventh year running. In addition, she has been featured on the list of the Top 100 Fastest Growing Businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past two years. Lee is the CEO of multiple companies and has worked alongside her husband, Dr. Gary Richter, who is a global thought leader in the veterinary indust...
Kathryn Ely — Face the Fear and Do It Every Single Day
December 30, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MBKathryn Ely is a former lawyer turned licensed counselor. After going through a career rut, Kathryn didn’t think it was possible to go back to school at 46 years old. And boy, she is glad she did. Through pursuing higher education, Kathryn discovered more things about herself, her mental roadblocks, and her limiting beliefs; things that had held her back for years. Today, she helps her clients shortcut the process so that they find out what their values are, unstick themselves, and live a li...
Shannon Mattern — Turning your Side Hustle into a Real Business
December 23, 2020 08:00 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MBShannon Mattern almost gave up her entrepreneurial dream because she was getting burned out from her side hustle clients. She had set very poor boundaries with her clients and it was impacting her day job. However, through hiring a business coach, changing her mindset, and believing in herself, she was about to fully quit her job three years later. This slow growth might not seem like much, but Shannon knew it was a blessing in disguise because she was able to learn so much and take risks wi...
Stephanie McLarty — Building Sustainability into Your Business Identity
December 16, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutes - 75.3 MBStephanie McLarty is an award-winning entrepreneur and champion of sustainable business. She is the Owner of Refficient, a marketplace for telecom companies to recycle their old equipment. She is also the Owner of Wealth of Family, an educational website helping aspiring mom entrepreneurs develop a business they love. Stephanie shares how you can blend your values, your bigger vision, and sustainability into your business, what it means to take the leap into entrepreneurship, and so much mor...
Sharon Hartwick — You Can Work Less and Make More
December 09, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBSharon Hartwick is a LinkedIn marketing expert and runs an agency. She has over 20 years of sales and customer service experience and shares her journey of how she made the leap from an inflexible job to being able to build work around her life and family. She now makes more money while working fewer hours, something she never thought was possible. Key takeaways: Why did Sharon decide to start her business? Sharon doesn’t miss the hours she spent commuting! It was exhausting trying ...
Romy Newman — We Can All Do So Much More Than We Think We Can Do
December 02, 2020 08:30 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBRomy Newman is the co-founder of Fairygodboss, a free, anonymous employer review site for women by women. Romy was the Head of Digital Advertising for The Wall Street Journal before she became an entrepreneur. Romy shares her tips on how to make the leap into becoming an entrepreneur, sell yourself without being icky, and making conscious networking efforts even if you’ve been out of the workforce for 20-plus years! Key takeaways: Romy’s co-founder found out she was two months pregnan...
Lynne Maureen Hurdle — Will Life Challenges Really Stop Me? No!
November 25, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBLynne Maureen Hurdle is a Conflict Resolution Strategist, Facilitator, Speaker, and Coach. She has been in this field for over 40 years and helps business owners leverage their conflict resolution skills to be better leaders. Her skills help bring a new dialogue into the company culture so that it can be a more inclusive and diverse place to work. What’s holding you back from leaping into your business? Lynne gives you the push you need to get started. Key takeaways: Lynne was a very ...
Liam Martin — This is the Golden Age for Location-Independent Jobs
November 18, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MBLiam is the co-founder and CMO of TimeDoctor.com and Staff.com. He consults on outsourcing and process design and is passionate about how to gain insights into the inner workings of how people work. He also runs the world’s largest remote work conference, Running Remote. In this week’s episode, he discusses how we need to get ready to market ourselves in a completely new way as more companies adopt a remote-first model. Key takeaways: How did Liam get interested in remote work? Remo...
Jill Salzman — Join a Community. It’s Not a Waste of Money!
November 11, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 65 MBJill Salzman is currently growing her third entrepreneurial venture, The Founding Moms, the world’s first and only global collective of offline masterminds and online resources for mom entrepreneurs. When Jill became a mother, she was working two businesses and losing her mind. She needed support, and there was nothing out there in her backyard, so she decided to create her own. Fast forward to today, Jill has a thriving membership with members from all over helping support each other. Find ...
Jennifer Kem — We Don’t Have Triumph Without Challenge
November 04, 2020 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBJennifer Kem is a San Francisco Bay Area-based branding and marketing expert who gets entrepreneurs seen, heard, and paid — for being themselves. She’s the creator of the Master Brand Method: a framework to develop powerful brand archetypes that win customers’ hearts, leveraging Jennifer’s 17 years of corporate experience and her launching of multiple companies. Jennifer also has been a coach to Kathy and helped her unlock her business from a steady 100K a year to multiple six figures a year...
Dr. Cheryl Lentz — Part of the Journey is Learning how to Fail
October 28, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBDr. Cheryl Lentz is known as the Academic Entrepreneur and is a keynote speaker and best-selling author. She teaches others how to process their failures and move forward more effectively. The reality is, if you want to get to the other side and succeed, you have to embrace failure! Dr. Cheryl shares her thoughts and tips on how to overcome what’s holding you back and to make the entrepreneurial leap. Key takeaways: Cheryl loves talking about the “F” word… also known as failure! Don...
Megan Pennypacker — Full-Time Entrepreneur Plus Homeschooling Three Children. It’s Possible!
October 21, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBMegan Pennypacker is a Christian Business Coach with three children at home that she homeschools. She has a packed schedule and knows how to maximize the 24-hours in a day. She offers advice to aspiring women who want to take the leap and start their own remote business. Megan outlines her journey and how she was able to create a business with three little ones at home. Key takeaways: Megan shares her story and how she discovered this “online space.” Why did Megan decide to make the...
Dan Weiss — You’ve Always Done It a Certain Way? Well, the World’s Changing!
October 14, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBDan Weiss is an IT consultant with more than 30 years of experience. After leaving his corporate career and being exhausted over being a well-known road warrior, he’s happy to be living in a humble part of Missouri and working virtually! He now goes into a shared office space where he’s able to get his best work done and most of his clients are virtual, too. Dan shares tips on how to make this remote model work for you and your teams, as well as where he sees virtual work headed in the futur...
Dida Clifton — Whatever You Do: Pick One Thing and Focus!
October 07, 2020 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBDida Clifton is the Founder and CEO of The Office Squad, a virtual bookkeeping service. Dida is an Air Force veteran and has been working with QuickBooks for over 30 years. She is now looking to expand her business through franchising. In this episode, we learn about Dida’s business model, how she makes it work, and some of the challenges she has faced. Key takeaways: Who is Dida and what is The Office Squad about? Dida works remotely with her clients, but all of her staff comes int...
Sarah Sparks — The Five Steps to Tap Into Our Divine Guidance
September 30, 2020 07:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBSarah Sparks is the Founder of Create the Spark. Sarah is a midwest woman and a former government employee. Before embarking on her journey into entrepreneurship, she was ashamed about her spiritual gifts. However, after having an awakening, Sarah dived headfirst into connecting with the spirit and helping people heal their soul. Find out more about Sarah’s unique gifts in this week’s episode! Key takeaways: How did Sarah go from government employee to business owner? From the outsi...
Mark James — Organizations are Losing Productivity! Here’s How to Fix It
September 23, 2020 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBMark James is the Founder and Consultant for Performance Advisors Group and is certified in Marketing Performance Measurement by the Chief Marketing Officer Council. It’s no secret Mark is a numbers guy and the numbers don’t look very good for a lot of companies who want to get the most out of their team. Mark shares some interesting stats on employee engagement as well as how to fix this productivity gap problem. Key takeaways: A little bit about Mark and what he does. What does it...
Stephanie Oquendo — Intentional Daily Living to Achieve Your Goals
September 16, 2020 04:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBStephanie Oquendo is a passionate business owner, mom, and author while balancing a busy corporate career. With there only being 24 hours in a day, where does Stephanie find the time to achieve so much? She shares how she sets her intentions, why self-care should be a non-negotiable for you, and so much more! Key takeaways: Self-care should be a standard, not a luxury. Why did Stephanie decide to write the book, Me Time? As busy women, we have to-do lists that are miles long and e...
Megan Purdy — Companies Will Adopt a Hybrid Working Mode.
September 09, 2020 16:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBMegan Purdy is the Marketing Manager at Cronos Consulting Group and the Operations Manager at Canadian Payroll Services. She is a huge advocate for remote work and dives into this week’s episode to explain some of the common myths and misconceptions remote work has. Are you afraid your team just won’t get good work done while they’re away from the office? Studies show they’re actually outperforming when they’re comfortable and working from home. Key takeaways: A little bit about Megan...
Sharvette Mitchell — You Have a Solution To a Problem Somebody Has.
September 02, 2020 16:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBSharvette Mitchell left her comfy and safe career in Corporate America to start her own business. It was scary at first, but she doesn’t regret it one bit now that she’s her own boss running the show. Sharvette shares her tips on how to shift your business into an online model and how to best manage your time and get comfortable with outsourcing and delegating work to your team. With everything going on in the world, we really don’t know when it’ll be safe to go out again, so it’s time to ad...
Michelle McGlade — Tips to Navigate the Remote Work Ahead and Look Your Very Best
August 26, 2020 16:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBMichelle McGlade is a Podcast Host, Author, Speaker, and business mentor that’s passionate about helping entrepreneurs grow. She shares her top tips on how to present yourself in the very best light when you are getting interviewed or even in a virtual meeting. Please, please don’t show up to a video meeting in bed with matted hair! Michelle offers some very simple and easy tips for you to look your very best even when everything around your house is falling apart! Key takeaways: Mich...
Dare To Leap- Teaser Trailer
August 04, 2020 13:38 - 1 minute - 1.23 MBDare To Leap- Teaser Trailer