Going Solo
151 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsGoing Solo shares stories, strategies and ideas to help consultants, coaches and small business owners build success as entrepreneurs following a late-career job loss.
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Lessons Learned from 100 Episodes of Going Solo
July 02, 2021 08:00 - 15 minutes - 15.2 MBDavid Shriner-Cahn, host of Going Solo, shares lessons learned from our first 100 episodes of Going Solo. We discuss: The challenges of a challenging transition [00:22] Successfully self-employed at 60 [03:40] What brings true abundance and success [07:04] The most profitable way to get your business off the ground [9:04] The differences between being an employee and an entrepreneur [10:10] A breakthrough summary of 100 episodes [12:36] Remember to subscribe on whatever platform you ...
Finding Your Dream Work Featuring Lorraine Rise
June 25, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MBLorraine Rise built her career by coaching others to succeed. Her skills and experiences are in the Human Resources and Recruiting fields. She held various positions as an employee, and then in 2015, Lorraine founded her own firm, Career UpRising. Lorraine is also the host of the podcast Career UpRising. We discuss: Why so many people get pulled in by the lifestyle and perks of corporate life [01:24] What it takes to see yourself as a business owner [05:09] Where to find the role models ...
The Drop-in CEO Featuring Deborah Coviello
June 18, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MBDeb Coviello is the author of CEO’s Compass - Your Guide to Getting Back on Track and host of The Drop-in CEO podcast. We discuss: What keeps you moving forward at times of crisis [02:28] Pausing versus just doing [04:28] How to know if you’re ready to take the step beyond self-reflection [07:32] Another thing about being an expert [10:37] The time and clients it takes to become relevant and viable [13:05] The management consultant that became a drop-in CEO [14:49] The CEO’s Compass...
Using Your Vision to Drive Growth Featuring Denrich Sananda
June 11, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 22.5 MBA graduate of Harvard Business School, Denrich Sananda has over 20 years of experience in the process automation sector. He’s been based all over the world – in the Middle East, India, in parts of the former Soviet Union and Turkey. Denrich recently moved to Toronto, Canada and started his own Cybersecurity Practice. We discuss: How to effectively communicate a company’s vision during meetings [01:26] A mind-boggling Harvard course that takes managers to a different level [05:01] Overqua...
Using Empathy to Coach Creative Professionals Featuring Milt Alvarez
June 04, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBIn Milt’s last contract as a VFX producer with a large International VFX company, he managed a diverse team. It consisted of internal Los Angeles based artists as well as an external team of international artists. We discuss: The many faces of execution of creativity [01:44] The insecurities that creatives often struggle with [03:27] The strength to put yourself out there for the world to comment on [06:53] How to build a healthy creative attitude [09:07] The one thing that separates ...
Marketing Western Companies in China Featuring Jean-Yves Laguillez
May 28, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 21.7 MBJean-Yves Laguillez has authentic China expertise with over 10 years of direct experience in China as a top executive. We discuss: The feeling of being an entrepreneur without the risk of running your own company [01:43] Why it’s good to acquire an existing company rather than launching your own from scratch [05:49] A roadmap to entering the Chinese market [07:48] Why it is so hard for Western companies to sell in China [09:58] The importance of having both Western and Chinese custome...
Learning Consulting Through Contract Work Featuring Michael Ryan
May 21, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 21.7 MBMichael Ryan is known as the “Inventory Iceberg Crusher” unlocking cash frozen in inventory for manufacturers. We discuss: Accidentally falling into consulting [02:03] How to do the business development once you know how to do the delivery [04:12] The best prepared consultant [05:50] How to keep the sales pipeline always full [07:24] Beer networking at Good Times [08:33] Why it’s easier to niche down than to start really broad [11:17] The benefits of working on multiple projects con...
Using Your Survival Experiences as a Consultant Featuring Jennifer Fondrevay
May 14, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBJennifer Fondrevay is the Founder and Chief Humanity Officer of Day1 Ready™, a consultancy that advises forward thinking business leaders, owners and C-Suite executives on the people challenges of business transitions, particularly Mergers & Acquisitions. We discuss: The people challenges of Mergers & Acquisitions [03:29] A premortem: getting all senior leaders on the same page [07:50] Taking into account the future that employees envision for themselves [09:48] The stages that employee...
Essential Skills for Success as a Consultant Featuring Mark Herschberg
May 07, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes - 19.7 MBMark is the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. Educated at MIT, Mark has spent his career launching and fixing new ventures at startups, Fortune 500s, and academia. We discuss: The feeling of being stuck without knowing how to get to the next level [01:58] Building lots of relationships instead of collecting lots of business cards [03:46] The necessary frequency of going out there [05:22] Why you can’t give away too much [07:16] The rang...
Focus and Execution Lead to Business Success Featuring Sam Gupta
April 30, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 22.6 MBSam Gupta has been an ERP thought leader in the digital transformation space for nearly two decades, with the primary focus on financial systems and ERP. We discuss: The pros and cons of getting your first job before the age of five [02:05] An exploration of new shiny things away from the family business [04:30] How to extrapolate the knowledge you get from different industries [07:03] Figuring out a core business idea after ten years as an entrepreneur [08:57] The secret sauce to run...
Reinventing Your Identity Featuring Raj Bandyopadhyay
April 23, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 24.6 MBRaj, from Series A Photography, is a personal branding photographer in NYC, helping entrepreneurs tell their beautiful, multifaceted stories on camera. We discuss: A journey from a data scientist employee to a photography entrepreneur [02:12] The different types of identity reinvention [08:53] What worked for them might not work out for you [13:46] The difference between general business coaches and niche-oriented coaches [16:53] The “surprising” effect of a mindset shift [18:43] Why...
Soaring as a Consultant Featuring Andrea Wright
April 16, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 22.6 MBAndrea is the founder of CTP Solutions, LLC where she helps companies put their ideas into action by creating solutions to their process and training gaps. We discuss: Not a matter of “if” but a matter of “when” [02:01] The moment when you’re going to sink or swim [04:13] The things you can do as a consultant that you can’t do as an employee [05:15] Sometimes the problem is not really the problem [08:00] The hardest part about going into a business for yourself [10:10] The first thin...
Success Leaves Clues Featuring Jamy Bechler
April 09, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 24.1 MBJamy Bechler is the host of the "Success is a Choice" podcast and author of three books, including "The Bus Trip". He spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and high school AD. Jamy now works with high-level corporations and sports teams helping them maximize their potential in the area of leadership, culture, and teamwork. We discuss: Self-employed or unemployed depending on the day [01:32] How having a platform to host a podcast could change the dynamics of your business [03:38] ...
The Self-Employed Life Featuring Jeffrey Shaw
April 02, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 28 MBAs a speaker and small business consultant, Jeffrey Shaw helps self-employed and small business owners gain control of their business in what seems like otherwise uncontrollable circumstances. We discuss: The courage to leave a steady paycheck for fulfillment [03:26] Why companies don’t hire coaches to bring the best out of their employees [06:22] One of the most underrated things we can achieve in the world [10:25] Life can turn on a dime [13:40] Terry has a way of cutting to the cha...
Finding and Pursuing Your Next Verse and Chapter Featuring Stephanie Carter
March 26, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.8 MBStephanie is the founder of The Verse Media. She was formerly a General Partner of growth equity firm, ABS Capital Partners, and is the wife of former Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter. We discuss: The icing on the cake [02:20] A job that really comes along once in a lifetime [04:17] What never gets talked about when one is striving for excellence [05:33] A waste of wisdom and experience [08:04] A playbook for your second half [10:03] A humbling necessity to rewire the way you work [1...
Achieving a State of Realistic Optimism While Feeling Uncomfortable Featuring Mike Smith
March 19, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBMike Smith founded Huddle Advisory, a human capital consulting firm, after 25 years as a sports and entertainment executive at the NFL, NBC, and Deloitte. We discuss: The value of a great boss at the early stage of one’s career [02:22] All the little things that people do in order to create big success at scale [03:34] Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable [08:06] The muscles that atrophy after spending 25 years in corporate [10:27] Why it’s essential to recognize the value of ...
Finding Your Why as an Entrepreneur Featuring Scott Mason
March 12, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 25.2 MBScott Mason is professional speaker and Principal of Scott Mason, LLC, which provides small business consulting services. We discuss: An ongoing search to find the circle outside the box [01:38] The [martial] arts of a side hustle [05:10] What made Scott leave traditional employment twice [06:20] A gigantic river taking you beyond who and what you might be [07:25] The evolution of what your why could be [09:00] The beauty of entrepreneurism that’s connected to why you believe you ex...
Becoming a LinkedIn Powerhouse Featuring Brenda Meller
March 05, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 24.1 MBBrenda Meller is a self-proclaimed “ambassador” of LinkedIn, national speaker, and the Chief Engagement Officer at Meller Marketing (www.mellermarketing.com), which provides marketing and social media support for individuals and businesses, specializing in LinkedIn. She has been leveraging social media to propel her personal and professional efforts for over ten years, and now blends this experience with her marketing expertise to help clients achieve their goals. We discuss: What it’s lik...
Nonprofit Consulting and Coaching Featuring Robert Grabel
February 26, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 23.2 MBRobert Grabel is the President of Nonprofit Now! Consulting and Coaching which supports nonprofits and their leaders in maximizing their impact. We discuss: Being an entrepreneur doesn’t mean you have to be on your own [01:36] The moment to start consulting [04:18] The two opposites on the spectrum: consulting vs. coaching [05:18] Why people get stuck in the “how” [07:10] The Wizard of Oz syndrome [08:14] What you have and what you don’t need [11:16] The true way to create a prosper...
A Corporate Employee Builds Her Coaching Business Featuring Theresa Campbell
February 19, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 24.1 MBTheresa Campbell is the founder and CEO of Her Life, Her Legacy, a leadership development organization dedicated to the power of deep listening. As a leadership coach, author, and life-long learner, she helps you find and listen to what matters, most. We discuss: The only way to figure it out is to try it [01:39] An old millennial sitting at the best coaches’ feet [03:55] A square peg in a blue oval [06:45] Bringing your whole self to work: for employees and business owners [10:51] Why...
Building Your 6-Figure Consulting Business Featuring Amy Rasdal
February 12, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 25.3 MBAmy Rasdal traded her corporate job for consulting 15 years ago and makes more money than most executives. She works and plays every day. Amy founded Billable at the Beach® to liberate 6-figure earners by helping them build 6-figure consulting businesses. Amy is passionate about helping others find the freedom and flexibility to live the life of their dreams, without sacrificing the career they’ve spent so long building. We discuss: A Silicon Valley kid on her path to becoming a startup CE...
Consulting with Tech Companies Featuring Camille Nisich
February 05, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 24.2 MBCamille Nisich is a profitability and business growth advisor. We discuss: Manifesting your business goals on a vision board [01:56] One light switches off but another switches on [06:42] Burning the candle at both ends [09:37] The time when an operator should pivot to a consultant [11:40] The one-million to eight-million range client [14:54] A profitability breakthrough session [16:22] The leak in your cash flow pyramid [17:01] Why former long-term employees tend to undercharge [20...
Starting Your Own Business While Feeling the Trauma of Job Loss Featuring Ken Gorfinkle
January 29, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBKen Gorfinkle is a clinical psychologist with over 40 years of experience caring for adults and children with chronic medical illness, mood and anxiety disorders. We discuss: A huge financial step over the cliff [03:06] Jumping into entrepreneurship in two stages [04:36] How to turn the loss of colleague contacts into something good [05:52] What to pay attention to when you’ve lost your job [08:45] Basic steps to deal with emotions after a job loss [11:45] Self-assessment as a strate...
Integrating Public Relations and Cybersecurity Featuring Tom Kowalski
January 22, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 23.7 MBTom is the founder and CEO of REP. He protects and preserves clients’ assets and reputation through managing their digital risk. We discuss: The writing is always on the wall [02:05] If you have a breach, it’s a reputational issue [04:50] Star Wars: the intersection of IT and PR [08:17] Awareness as a solid foundation to a more cyber resilient world [11:15] A crash course in avoiding phishing links [12:52] Taking time to grief in a time of career transition [14:15] The one skill yo...
Building Your Consulting Business One Client at a Time Featuring Elizabeth Lamont
January 15, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 21.4 MBElizabeth Lamont is a strategic consultant for early-stage, founder-led beauty brands. After a professional career in Toronto, Hong Kong and New York, her job was eliminated in March 2019. We discuss: Adjust reaction, behave accordingly [01:27] Framing stories and reactions to the end of a working relationship [04:19] The best thing that could ever happen to you [06:06] Good luck is the result of good planning [07:56] The beauty of the consulting world [10:16] How to tell the story ...
Figuring Out How to Build the Consulting and Coaching Business You Want, Featuring Kerrian Fournier
January 08, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.5 MBKerrian Fournier, CEO of Vybrante Ventures, has 25+ years of experience on Wall Street, Strategy/Risk Consulting and Technology firms. We discuss: The big title, the big office, the big compensation, and the big ego [02:07] When it’s meant to disrupt yourself [04:50] Definitely not a long walk in the park [12:16] What you don’t know you don’t know [14:30] Rethinking what a productive work model looks like [17:22] What’s the worst that could happen? [19:03] The four-box approach for...
Going from No Plan to Successful Leadership Coaching Business Featuring Jem Fuller
January 01, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 23.1 MBJem has lived a very colorful life. From barefoot backpacker to corporate leader. Actor, singer/songwriter, tattooist, fire dancer, volunteer, teacher, travel consultant and now executive coach, speaker and facilitator of retreats in the Himalaya and jungles of Bali. Jem became 'suddenly unemployed' in 2013 and commenced his solopreneur journey. We discuss: Pondering on the future and laughing at yourself [02:05] It’s going to be hard but the timing is now [05:38] A conviction that empo...
Your Consulting is a Business Featuring Deb Zahn
December 25, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 25.1 MBDeb Zahn is a practicing healthcare independent consultant and the CEO of the Craft of Consulting. We discuss: When an unrealized entrepreneurial spirit meets financial insecurity [1:43] The path of a consultant to becoming a guru for other consultants [5:26] The power of podcasts for getting known [8:17] How to determine and communicate your value as a consultant [9:22] The key factor to securing a $125,000 contract in your first three weeks as a consultant [14:35] Confident and ...
Getting Clients for Your Consultancy Featuring Erin Halper
December 18, 2020 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBErin Halper is the founder and CEO of The Upside, a collective that helps consultants advance their business and thrive. We discuss: The best of working full time or not working at all [02:50] The “top” companies for women to work for [05:05] A mindset shift from a place of power and worth [08:36] A multilayer strategy for planting seeds [12:08] It’s not what you know but who you know [15:07] The role of the foundational client for getting a consistent income [19:47] A magical uni...
Let’s Do the Books Featuring Mark Butler
December 11, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 25.4 MBMark Butler is the founder of the accounting startup Let’s Do the Books, as well as the bookkeeper, CFO and confidante to top online entrepreneurs like Brooke Castillo and Stacey Boehman. Before working in finance, Mark co-founded three online businesses that brought in close to $2 million in total revenue. We discuss: You need a budget [1:47] The right amount of money that self-employed people learn to accept [4:02] The three most dangerous addictions [8:00] A new kind of stimuli ...
Launching a Brand Strategy Business Featuring Kevin Perlmutter
December 04, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 21.4 MBKevin Perlmutter is a Brand and Customer Relationship Strategist. He is Chief Strategist and Founder of Limbic Brand Evolution, where he helps CMO's, Brand and Business Leaders strengthen customer relationships through the lens of emotion. He applies behavioral science to turn emotional insights into a competitive advantage. We discuss: Why experiences are more important than advertisement [1:23] Going back to your roots in order to move forward [4:55] The largest driver of loyalty f...
Business Value Based on Your Unique Story Featuring Susan Drumm
November 27, 2020 08:00 - 24 minutes - 23 MBSusan Drumm is a CEO Advisor and Leadership Coach with over 20 years of experience leading teams and senior executives to achieve their potential. We discuss: The surprising benefits of nonlinear transitions [1:47] How to get your fire back and create exciting opportunities for yourself [5:59] What business leaders can learn from great actors [10:16] Drawing from multiple disciplines as a short detour to your dream [13:54] A powerful tool to help you think through your gifts as...
Growing Revenue by Finding Your Niche Featuring James Burgess
November 20, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 21.7 MBJames Burgess is the author of the international bestselling book CHAOS: How Business Leaders Can Master the Power of Focus and “No Problem” Is The Problem; How to Attract and Retain Raving Fans. He is a professional speaker and Founder of FOCUS31 an international management consulting company that are global experts in Business Planning for businesses from start-up to millions of dollars in revenue. We discuss: When you’re too entrepreneurial for the company you work for [1:47] The s...
Building a Virtual Expert® Business Featuring Kathy Goughenour
November 13, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 22.7 MBAfter finding the courage to say "bye-bye" to her corporate marketing career, Kathy Goughenour built a 6-figure virtual assistant business from her tiny house in the middle of a forest. Today, she teaches professional women how to create their own work-at-home VA businesses so they can enjoy the freedom, flexibility, and financial security they desire and deserve. We discuss: Why you are not getting promoted [2:20] That’s called being a virtual assistant [5:14] The difference betwe...
Finding Your Golden Thread Featuring Yvonne Dam
November 06, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 21.5 MBYvonne Dam is an online business coach that helps driven business owners to double their turnover and not their hours. We discuss: A good starting point to start your own business [1:46] How to find your golden thread [4:38] Engaging with your clients first: a time-saving strategy for entrepreneurs [6:10] The one thing that makes a difference when going solo [8:23] The funny thing about removing 75% of your profit source [11:48] The strengths that will help your business flou...
Bringing in the Money as a New Consultant Featuring Liz Capants
October 30, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 22.1 MBLiz is the founder of EBC Associates, a consulting, networking and search services firm. The business is a global network of affiliate partnerships to drive growth and Erudites Networking Group was formed as a subsidiary. We discuss: Critical steps to getting your business off the ground [1:58] When you know the market place but don’t know how to do market research [3:42] How to focus more on bringing in the money [4:57] Techniques to effectively tap into your relationships [7:11...
Diversify Your Income Featuring Keith Leimbach
October 23, 2020 08:00 - 25 minutes - 24.3 MBKeith Leimbach left the corporate world following multiple C-level roles in a career that include 2 IPO’s and an 11-figure exit to Oracle. Then he launched what is now called the Diversified Income Experiment building laundromats, car washes, and Amazon private label business, an acquisition of an existing business and 7 trips through the franchise process. Now he’s packaged up all these leanings and shares the details in his podcast ‘Diversified Income Experiment’ and his website dincpie.co...
Have Faith in Your Consulting Abilities Featuring Craig M. Chavis Sr.
October 16, 2020 08:00 - 21 minutes - 20.4 MBCraig Chavis has 29 years of experience with the research, testing, selection, architecture, design, and implementation phases of contact center and real-time communications hardware and applications solutions. This includes 9 years in customer facing roles as a sales engineer and solutions architect. Those roles included responsibilities for the requirements analysis, architecture, solution recommendation, technical assessment, and design phases of small, medium, and enterprise scale projec...
The Importance of Focus Featuring Danielle Pierce
October 09, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 21.3 MBDanielle left corporate accounting to pursue her dream as a real estate entrepreneur. We discuss: The first 90 days of your first job [1:22] You can’t really get something for nothing [5:16] How to deal with the extreme level of pushback once you decide to be an entrepreneur [6:05] The motivating role of strong negative emotions [8:28] How saying “no” could save many problems for entrepreneurs [10:06] You don’t want to hear it until you have to hear it [12:03] What happens if the ne...
Solo with Less Stress Featuring Simon Brady
October 02, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 22.5 MBSimon Brady is a seasoned financial advisor specializing in individuals coming out of a divorce, suddenly single (widows), millennials and individuals that are between the ages of 20-40, and immigrants, all underserved demographics that get taken advantage of due to emotional stress, naivety, or language barriers. We discuss: An unusual niche for a financial advisor that many would avoid [1:50] The benefits of a fee-only basis for both entrepreneurs and clients in the financial field [4:4...
Fulfill Your Purpose Featuring Cole Baker Bagwell
September 25, 2020 08:00 - 25 minutes - 24.5 MBCole spent two successful decades in Corporate America partnering with the world's largest companies. She took the leap in March of 2019 and left at the top of her career. She launched Cool Audrey to change the corporate landscape by bringing mindfulness and kindness into business as strategic foundations. We discuss: Jump then or jump never [1:40] Manifest the path and the possibilities are real [3:42] How to detox from the pace of Corporate America [5:45] The biggest surprise of day o...
New Consultants Can Build Profitable Relationships Featuring Dov Gordon
September 18, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 25 MBDov Gordon helps consultants get ideal clients by becoming “under-the-radar” leaders in their industry. We discuss: Two paths on becoming an expert in sales and marketing [1:34] The most influential person to be [3:50] How to become the under-the-radar leader in your industry [5:31] The wizard behind the curtain [9:33] An alchemy networking for solopreneurs [13:50] Network invitations that would help you break through the clutter [20:10] What corporate refugees need when deciding ...
How to Communicate Your Transition Featuring Joan Rodman Smoller
September 11, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 22.6 MBDr. Joan Rodman Smoller met a guy named Ben, on a park bench, who was looking to make a career transition from contracting to diplomacy. She wrote his resume and cover letter. In a month, he had a job in Washington. We discuss: An internship at 70: Shaping programs for successful transitions [2:13] How to overcome the challenge of being alone on your entrepreneurship journey [4:00] Why you shouldn’t be writing your story yourself [5:54] Getting the right language for a particular audie...
Why Your Own Business is Better than a Job Featuring Kindra Walker
September 04, 2020 08:00 - 24 minutes - 23.3 MBKindra Walker is a CPA, CDFA® professional and a Ramsey Solution Financial Coach Master. We discuss: The space between working at a corporate job and working for yourself [2:20] When solopreneurs need to deal with the infrastructure of a business [6:27] The things you loved about your previous jobs [7:12] The Pumpkin Plan: How to grow your biggest pumpkin [10:00] The people that the people in your network rely on [12:31] Expected and unexpected situations when starting a business of ...
Understand Your Vulnerability Featuring Knute Kallander
August 28, 2020 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MBKnute Kallander is a coach and facilitator with over 20 years’ experience providing leadership development and communication training to over 10,000 managers, directors and sales associates in diverse industries such as biotech, technology, banking, real estate, manufacturing, media, higher education, and non-profit. He has coached over 300 employees who were in transition from being individual contributors to becoming department heads or team leaders. We discuss: The different types of v...
Discarding Outside Expectations to Fulfill Your Dreams Featuring Maki Moussavi
August 21, 2020 08:00 - 24 minutes - 23.1 MBMaki Moussavi is a transformational coach, speaker and author. Her mission is to help professionals who are overwhelmed, stuck or unfulfilled despite the outward appearance of success. We discuss: Why you may feel unhappy despite achieving all you ever wanted [1:55] The risk of dealing with the urgent rather than with the important [3:42] True supporters only reveal in tough transitions [6:53] It is not our job to justify our positions [8:35] The autopilot mode that keeps you trapped ...
Courage Leading to Professional and Personal Transformation Featuring Ann Louden
August 14, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 25 MBAnn Louden is founder and CEO of the Ann Louden Company following three decades in Texas as a senior administrator in higher education. We discuss: A job offer that switches gears [1:48] An empowering awareness for going into the unknown without a preparation [7:36] Why you should take the opportunity to leave [9:20] A sounding board for moving forward [15:08] A tiny speck in a giant array of diversity [17:34] Overlaying patterns of existence in a new place [19:38] The highest level...
Creating Viral Stories Featuring Justin Breen
August 07, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 21.8 MBJustin Breen is CEO of the PR firm BrEpic Communications. We discuss: Cornerstones to measure whether entrepreneurship is a good fit for you [1:45] You can’t find the great things unless you experience the bottom [4:13] The two-year mark [6:47] Newsworthy stories for the best of the best [8:03] Why you should pivot all the things you don’t like to do [10:24] The mindset behind naming the year [12:41] Helpful techniques to find the right kind of mentors [14:21] The bare minimum: why...
Menopause Education Featuring Teresa Isabel Dias
July 31, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 22.6 MBTeresa Isabel Dias is a pharmacist with over 25 years of professional experience in community pharmacy and drug information in Toronto. We discuss: Nobody gives bad news over the phone [2:06] Old and unemployable but courageous enough to follow a dream [3:37] Opportunities that appear based on unexpected circumstances [6:24] How business owners can stop wasting their expertise [8:41] The two lists that will speed up your business growth [11:40] It takes a village to raise a child [1...
Find Your Hybrid Identity Featuring Sarabeth Berk
July 24, 2020 08:00 - 24 minutes - 23.4 MBDr. Sarabeth Berk is a hybrid professional who also researches hybrid professional identity. She calls herself a creative disruptor because she blends her artist/researcher/educator/designer identities to lead and create innovation strategies that radically connect resources and people in new ways. We discuss: How job titles can cause a professional identity crisis [1:53] The spectrum of jobs that gets people out of their boxes [4:38] Why hybrid individuals can work both as entrepreneur...