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Have A Seat...Conversations With Women In The Workplace

271 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings

A lighthearted but heartfelt conversation with women about the work they do and the journey that brought them to pursue their career path. 

You will hear what they've learned in their career journey, the good, the bad, the ups and downs and everything in between, along with some fun advice they would give themselves if they could go back to when it all began. 

Come in...have a seat....and listen to conversations with women in the workplace!

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Diversifying Our Talents Is Key! A Conversation with Executive Assistant and DEI&A Consultant, Montreece Hardy

September 04, 2022 07:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

Send us a Text Message. “Executive Assistants are some of the most solutions oriented people on the planet, if you find yourself in a position where you’re not 100% excited about where you are and you’re trying to make it work…diversify!” Meet Montreece Hardy, Executive Assistant and DEI&A Consultant.  Montreece found a new found lease on life after being diagnosed as legally blind in 2019. After making many adjustments to new life skills she has embraced her unique life experience and tak...

Removing The Stigma Around Administrative Roles, A Conversation with Construction Executive + Author, Jamie Vanek

August 28, 2022 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MB

Send us a Text Message. “We use the title administrative assistant so liberally that it almost diminishes the responsibilities of true administrative assistants. I advocate taking a deeper dive into how you assign these titles and making sure they are truly appropriate for the responsibilities that you are assigning to your admin.”  This week I had the absolute pleasure to Have A Seat with Jamie Vanek, who not only is  a successful construction industry executive and author, but she is als...

Just A Little Chat About Inclusion + Being An Introvert, Come A Have A Seat With Me

August 21, 2022 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

Send us a Text Message. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, springs up and makes new trees . ~ Amelia Earhart As is the case with most of my minicasts, two events happened this past week that inspired me to hop on the mic. Inspiration #1 came in the form of a webinar that was about as far from being diverse as you could get, in unfortunately too many ways. Inspiration #2 came when I heard an alternative definition of what it means to be an introvert. Truly blew m...

HR Professionals Unite! A Conversation With Human Resources Career Coach, Jen Trumm

August 14, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB

Send us a Text Message. “I understand how hard it is to be confident as an HR professional, but it’s an incredible opportunity to be able to make an impact for an organization and employees.” Her name is Jen Trumm and she is here to empower women in HR to show up in their lives with greater confidence, authenticity, and purpose. If you are an HR professional who is struggling with finding meaning in your career, then I invite you to listen in as Jen is someone you may need in your life. A...

A Quick Conversation with Team Solo Admin Blogger, Anieka Johnson Part 2

August 07, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MB

Send us a Text Message. “It was being an admin that gave me the courage to start my blog because look at all the stuff that I do and all the things that I have accomplished” So in case you jumped straight to this episode and missed listening to part 1 allow me do the honors again. Friends, it it my absolute pleasure to introduce you to the next voice in the administrative professional landscape, Team Solo Admin Blogger, Anieka Johnson. This is part 1 of our 2 part conversation as there wa...

Sassy Alert! A Conversation With Team Solo Admin Blogger, Anieka Johnson, Part 1

July 31, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MB

Send us a Text Message. “You shouldn’t strive to be a computer, you should strive to be your best; the notion that anyone’s best isn’t enough is a shame because that is literally all we can do” Friends, it it my absolute pleasure to introduce you to the next voice in the administrative professional landscape, Team Solo Admin Blogger, Anieka Johnson. With over 10 years of administrative experience,  Anieka decided to give back to the administrative support profession in the form of this ho...

Oh No! Not The Dreaded 1:1's! A Have A Seat Minicast

July 24, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MB

Send us a Text Message. Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.― Booker T. Washington If you're anything like me, you enter into your 1:1's excited and enthusiastic because today will be the day when we move that needle, when we sync with our boss and we get through that 1:1 agenda and conquer the world! And then we get back to our desks and wonder, what in the living heck just happened?  Have a Seat with me this week and hear my light-hearted yet semi-serious take on this ...

A Conversation With Red Cape Rescue: Save Your Career Without Leaving Your Job Author, Darcy Eikenberg

July 17, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MB

Send us a Text Message. “What if you could change your life at work without having to change everything in your life?” Straight from the pages of Darcy’s book. Darcy Eikenberg is on a mission to help us change our lives at work without changing everything in our lives. She's the author of Red Cape Rescue: Save Your Career Without Leaving Your Job which shows how to get more of what you want without changing careers or finding a new job—and without sacrificing yourself. Her readers and cl...

The Keys to Creating A Next Gen Organization, A Conversation with Organizational Agility Consultant, Betsy Kauffman

July 10, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

Send us a Text Message. As a woman, as you’re trying to work on your emotional intelligence, how do you manage that? How do you check yourself and ask, what is a trigger point, a topic  or a person, that’s triggering me to make these emotions come up? Betsy Kauffman has observed and worked side by side with hundreds of leaders for the past 20 years and has seen just about every variation of how Leadership Teams operate and execute (both successfully and not so successfully). She deeply und...

A Conversation with the Creatrix of The Blissful Marriage Method, Carolin Hauser

July 03, 2022 07:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB

Send us a Text Message. “The amount of energy your body has to deal with when faced with a trauma is comparable to a house when it’s not designed to face lightning” ​Carolin Hauser is an internationally recognized speaker and teacher on the subjects of spirituality, relationships, emotional healing, and Bonding-Based Lovemaking. She combines her knowledge about energetic healing and conscious co-creation to help couples go from feeling frustrated, stuck, and disconnected in their intimacy ...

How to Have a Healthier Relationship With Empty Nest Syndrome, A Conversation with Magenta Consulting Founder, Bridget Belden

June 26, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB

Send us a Text Message. “Whatever is left over is what we leave for ourselves, so it’s shifting that perspective to start investing that time in yourself so that you can discover who you are” Bridget Belden is Founder and CEO of Magenta Consulting, a coaching organization providing world class tools to empower women to discover who they are beyond being a mom. Prior to her current venture, Bridget worked for more than 15 years in retail and apparel manufacturing. After a very personal intr...

Empathy & Compassion Walk Into A Bar, A Sassy Have A Seat Minicast

June 19, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MB

Send us a Text Message. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell.― Ben Okri Yes this is another quick chat about WFH/remote work. I know you may be tired of hearing me speak on and on about the joys of working remotely, and I get it. However this week, I wanted to divert the conversation a bit and talk about the social emotional aspect of remote work, and call out the "mean person" tactics and attitudes that I've encountered along my WFH journey. So if you'll bear with me a few ...

Food & Travel? Yes Please! A Conversation with Sated Ventures Founder, Karolina Guilcapi

June 12, 2022 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MB

Send us a Text Message. “With Sated Ventures I was able to take the love of the expedition and make food the connection because food will be that one piece that we all have in common, we may not speak the same language or have the same customs, but we all want to be... sated.” Hooray! What better way to kick off the lazy days of our northern hemisphere summer season than with an enjoyable episode about food & travel! Meet Karolina Guilcapi, the Founder of Sated Ventures Tours & Travel. Sa...

Real Self Confidence vs. The Falsehood of Perfectionism, A Conversation with Leadership Coach Asia Bribiesca-Hedin

June 05, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

Send us a Text Message. "No one, absolutely no one, has more agency in your career, your professional growth, your satisfaction or your contribution than you do. No one." Imposter Syndrome. Self Confidence. Self-doubt. Unfortunately for women in the workplace, these words have never before held so much meaning as they do today. That is why I was very much looking forward to this week's conversation with the Founder of Bridgewell Professional Services and Leadership Coach, Asia Bribiesca-H...

Spilling the Tea on All Things Remote Work, A Conversation with Remote Work Expert, Ali Greene

May 29, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MB

Send us a Text Message. "Digital nomad life, even created in your home town, offers much to explore in the areas in which people live. How can doing new things, in your life and getting out of your comfort zone, actually lead to more internal comfort and learning?" Remote work looks and feels different for many, with no apparent hard and fast rules in place, which is why this conversation with Ali Greene, was pure gold. With seven years and counting of remote work experience, and four yea...

A Have A Seat Minicast: Let's Talk Training!

May 22, 2022 07:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MB

Send us a Text Message. The next time you’re tasked with teaching someone something, remember: it’s only easy for you because you already know how to do it. ~ Seth Godin We see the signs everywhere and read the articles about the Great Reshuffling and with all this change we are bound to be tasked with helping to onboard a new employee or team member, either voluntarily or voluntold. In either case, I think it’s important as either the trainee or trainer, to exercise a high degree of emp...

The Value of Bridging The Literacy Gap, A Conversation with Hindi's Library Co-Founder Leslie Gang

May 15, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MB

Send us a Text Message. “It’s very gratifying to see that these books are helping to bridge the literacy gap and that the team is able to get books into the hands of children who don’t have any; they want to read, to experience being a kid, seeing that it’s really theirs, there’s nothing that can replace that.” In August of 2018, a community lost an incredible human being, Dr. Hindi Krinsky, at the young age of 32. To continue Hindi's legacy, family and friends chose to build three free-st...

A Peek Inside the World of Supporting HNWI's, A Fascinating Conversation with Executive Assistant, Kaleen Skersies

May 08, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB

Send us a Text Message. "At some point you cannot physically do everything that is on your list, I had to delegate to trustworthy individuals because I couldn’t possibly do every single task myself; there just aren’t enough hours in the day" Kaleen Skersies is an Executive Assistant to the CEO at Esper. Kaleen specializes in the holistic support of C-Suite executives as they lead their teams. Before joining Esper, Kaleen previously worked for multiple HNW individuals and has served as es...

A Peek Inside the World of Supporting HNWI's, A Fascinating Conversation with Executive Assistant, Kaleen Skersies

May 08, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB

"At some point you cannot physically do everything that is on your list, I had to delegate to trustworthy individuals because I couldn’t possibly do every single task myself; there just aren’t enough hours in the day" Kaleen Skersies is an Executive Assistant to the CEO at Esper. Kaleen specializes in the holistic support of C-Suite executives as they lead their teams. Before joining Esper, Kaleen previously worked for multiple HNW individuals and has served as estate planner in the priva...

Can True Happiness At Work Be Found? A Conversation with Happiness At Work Researcher, Dr. Kathryn Owler

May 01, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MB

Send us a Text Message. "It’s good to take a pause and really think about what is going on for me, how do I want it to be, why is it not going quite how I would want it to be, why am I having these feelings about this job that maybe in the past it was all kind of fine, but now has all these different things going on; start to ask ourselves, am I having fun at work and if not, how can I start to do that a bit more?" Dr. Kathryn Owler has become passionate about finding ways to experience mo...

Lights, Camera, Action! A Conversation with Actress and Model, Emily Isabel

April 24, 2022 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MB

"Entertainment is a place where you can make other people feel and enjoy stuff when you’re doing it, you can make people laugh, cry, and make people feel the same emotions while in character, while still having fun" Meet Miss Emily Isabel, a 13-year-old actress, singer, and model. She currently is a part of the Unicorn Jazz TV Series w/Lisa Caprelli on Amazon Prime. Her recent works also include playing the part of Brigitta during The Sound of Music’s national tour, appearing on SNL in one ...

Lights, Camera, Action! A Conversation with Actress and Model, Emily Isabel

April 24, 2022 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MB

Send us a Text Message. "Entertainment is a place where you can make other people feel and enjoy stuff when you’re doing it, you can make people laugh, cry, and make people feel the same emotions while in character, while still having fun" Meet Miss Emily Isabel, a 13-year-old actress, singer, and model. She currently is a part of the Unicorn Jazz TV Series w/Lisa Caprelli on Amazon Prime. Her recent works also include playing the part of Brigitta during The Sound of Music’s national tour,...

Rising To The Level of Our Talent, A Sassy Have A Seat Minicast

April 17, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

Send us a Text Message. "There comes a point when you have to rise to the level of your talent"― Ryan Clark  This week's topic is centered around something I heard a few months ago during the 2022 Super Bowl week. Many of you are very vocal about how far you’ve come in your careers and how you’ve quite deservedly, risen to the top level of your career ladder. Great! So why is it that I am constantly seeing posts about, to be perfectly frank, petty issues that should be well beneath you at ...

Distance Can't Keep Friends Apart, A Conversation with Director of Operations, Tanya Peterson

April 10, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MB

Send us a Text Message. “Everybody has that filter, ‘I work, you don’t, I have kids you don’t’ whatever it is, it’s important that we allow those moments to let people in; but it’s hard and you have to be vulnerable and put yourself out there but when it works and clicks you think, yes, this is how it’s supposed to be” We all have them. Those special friends we meet later in life who from the word go, you just click with and feel like you have known for years. I have one such special frien...

That Franchise Opportunity Is Closer Than You Think! A Conversation with Franchise Matchmaker Diane Pleuss

April 03, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB

Send us a Text Message. “I want to make sure that the people that I place and make matches for are going to be successful and are going to be happy and that it works for all involved” Owning a franchise is much easier than you think and this episode will show you the how and why! Since 2004, Diane Pleuss has matched hundreds of entrepreneurs with their perfect fit franchise opportunity, while successfully guiding them to avoid rookie mistakes – at no cost to her clients.  If you’re in a c...

Stop Worrying About Your Age, And Start Living! A Conversation with Consultant, Catherine Roy

March 27, 2022 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MB

Send us a Text Message. “I avoid negative comments about age because it just brings you down; you need to be positive when starting your own business, you need mojo and momentum; the negativity stuff, I chose to not play into it and ignore it” She started her own 6 figure consulting business at 59 years old and recently married for the first time at 62! Yep, 62. Meet Project Management Consultant, Catherine Roy an award-winning, globally experienced PMO executive, who's dedicated the past...

You Asked, I Answered, Listener Q & A Part 2! A Have A Seat Minicast

March 20, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MB

Send us a Text Message. Hope is a renewable option: If you run out of it at the end of the day, you get to start over in the morning.― Barbara Kingsolver Hello and welcome to part 2 of a listener submission Q & A! One of my listeners, Jamie, answered my call to action by submitting a question when I announced my new segment, Conversations About Podcasting. This week I answer the second of Jamie’s questions by sharing my thoughts on equipment and hardware best practices for guests. Admitte...

Flipping the Script on Communication, A Conversation with Sports Broadcaster + Emmy Winning Producer, Jen Mueller

March 13, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MB

Send us a Text Message. “My goal in any interview or in any conversation is to walk that person along the path with me, I never want to be so far ahead that it causes confusion” Meet Jen Mueller,  a 20 year sports broadcasting veteran who currently serves as the sideline radio reporter for the Seattle Seahawks. She is also an Emmy-winning producer and part of the Seattle Mariners television broadcast team. In addition to her work on the sidelines, Jen launched Talk Sporty to Me in 2009, w...

Trading the Boardroom For A Life More Fulfilled, A Conversation with Author + Speaker, Karin Freeland

March 06, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MB

Send us a Text Message. “I never wanted another woman to feel alone, or to feel shame about her body or to go through experiences alone in the way I went through experiences; if I could just touch a few women’s lives, to me it was all worth it, I had to tell my story.” Karin Freeland did what many of us dream of doing, she ditched the 9-5 life to pursue her creative side. A recovering corporate workaholic, after years in high-pressure leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, Karen traded...

Kindness + Compassion Can Hold A Lot of Currency, A Conversation with Board Administrator Carissa Burgett

February 27, 2022 08:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MB

Send us a Text Message. “Being kind and compassionate may not always be the easiest option, but it’s always the bravest choice” A well organized and highly motivated C-Suite Assistant who is CAP certified, Carissa Burgett provides creative  top level support to her Executives and Board members. As a compassionate Girl Scout Leader as well, Carissa teaches her troop about the power of what a strong community can accomplish. Raising a family as a military spouse, Carissa is an advocate for ...

You Asked, I Answered! A Have A Seat Minicast Q & A

February 20, 2022 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MB

Send us a Text Message. "The most valuable lesson I’ve learned as a journalist is that everybody is interesting if you ask the right questions. If someone is dull or uninteresting, it’s on you” - Kate Murphy For this minicast episode, I’m excited to share my thoughts on a question that was sent in by Jamie, a listener who has been incredibly supportive of my show and who will soon be a guest herself! Jamie sent in several great questions regarding podcasting that I couldn’t wait to dive in...

Finding Magic In The Little Moments, A Conversation With Birth & Family Photographer Lisa Weingardt

February 13, 2022 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MB

Send us a Text Message. "That's what drives me to birth photography, it is so vulnerable and intimate and it has that beautiful side; I always hope that what I capture, my clients see and remember it that way" Specializing in Birth and Family Photography & Videography, as well as Maternity, Newborn, and Fresh 48 Photography, Lisa Weingardt is the owner and artist behind Little Loo Photography. With the birth of her own children Lisa's desire to document their lives became a passion for h...

Working Hard Can Lead To Dreams Fulfilled, A Conversation With Lawyer, Geri Tomich

February 06, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

“Put in the hard work now; go to work, build your stamina and eventually when things line up for you, life will be so much better and you’ll be able to enjoy your experiences more” Continuing my commitment to  engaging in  conversations with the fierce women in my local Las Vegas community, I'm excited to  share this conversation with Geri  Tomich. Not only is Geri a dear friend of one of my former guests, realtor, Angela Atherley-Hernandez, Geri is a lawyer practicing in the areas of asse...

Working Hard Can Lead To Dreams Fulfilled, A Conversation With Lawyer, Geri Tomich

February 06, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

Send us a Text Message. “Put in the hard work now; go to work, build your stamina and eventually when things line up for you, life will be so much better and you’ll be able to enjoy your experiences more” Continuing my commitment to  engaging in  conversations with the fierce women in my local Las Vegas community, I'm excited to  share this conversation with Geri  Tomich. Not only is Geri a dear friend of one of my former guests, realtor, Angela Atherley-Hernandez, Geri is a lawyer practi...

Hen & Deb...Unbound! A Bonus Episode With Hen Barker, Founder, Assistants Together

February 03, 2022 08:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MB

Send us a Text Message. “Always treat every day of your job search like your first day because then you are keeping your options open and keeping in the game. Make sure you are utilizing every opportunity and not letting one of them go by; until you sign that contract, you are still looking for a job” This episode has been a long time coming friends! Henrietta Barker is a fellow podcaster, and Founder of Assistants Together recruiting firm.  Hen and I have wanted to collaborate on a show f...

A Fascinating Behind-the-Scenes Look at Running A Beauty Line! A Conversation with Satrell Beauty Founder, Nichole Wright

January 30, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MB

Send us a Text Message. “I kept moving forward, and I’m still here, and I plan on staying here; yes nothing is perfect but I just have to make sure I put in the effort and  keep up with what’s going on in the industry” Nichole Wright is a finance professional, wife, mom, and beauty industry entrepreneur who was inspired to start her own business after watching the entrepreneurs in her own family build their successful businesses. While the beauty industry has a wide selection of products, ...

Decorating Burnout Is Real! A Conversation With Interior Design Specialist, Danni Sinclair

January 23, 2022 08:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

Send us a Text Message. “Design is about identifying what your particular style is and optimizing it to a place where it’s right for you and making you feel balanced and whole as a person” A degenerative back condition at a young age led Danni Sinclair to yoga where her creative process in finding balance, alignment and beauty in all spaces was born. It was that same philosophy that  drove her to starting her own interior design firm, Decohaus, where she  works in partnership with her clie...

Minicast: Celebrating Year Two! What A Journey It's Been

January 16, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB

Send us a Text Message. When you listen, it's amazing what you can learn. When you act on what you've learned, it's amazing what you can change. ― Audrey McLaughlin Guess what? It’s my two year anniversary celebration! So exciting! That’s right, I’m celebrating the two year anniversary of my podcast! Can you believe it? If you have been following me, you know that I have  teased that my two year anniversary was coming up in 2022 and that I couldn't wait to share something new.  Listen in ...

My Love For Unicorns Realized! A Conversation With Award Winning Author and Director, Lisa Caprelli

January 09, 2022 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MB

Send us a Text Message.   “I feel its very important to believe in others, to encourage the youth and inspire them because they are our future generation” Unicorn lovers unite! Meet Lisa Caprelli,  author of 16 books, speaker and innovator with a passion for studying, expressing and writing about human behavior, communication and happiness. Through her book series, SKIP A STEP, a compilation of 13 entrepreneur stories for children,  the idea of UNICORN JAZZ PRESENTS THE THING I DO, her h...

A True Fangirl Moment! A Conversation with Exceptional Admins Founder and Podcast Host, Hilani Ellis

January 02, 2022 08:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MB

Send us a Text Message. “I’ve learned a lot and I have very little regrets, and I believe that every challenge has presented me with wisdom that is helping me today” You know that moment when you say to yourself, "Hey Self! Did that really just happen?" That’s exactly how I felt when my guest this week agreed to be on my show. Hilani Ellis is the Founder + CEO of Exceptional Admins, a specialized recruiting firm for administrative support professionals. She also hosts the Exceptional Adm...

Getting Clear On Diversity In The Workplace, A Conversation with D & I Speaker & Author, Perrine Farque

December 26, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

Send us a Text Message. “It is our inclination to network with those that look like us, however if we make a conscious effort to diversify our networks, we will in turn be taking small steps to becoming diversity and inclusion champions" We've seen an interest in diversity and inclusion grow in the past several years. While we understand that this trend is one pointed towards growth and acceptance, there are many of us who still aren't quite sure what being a true D & I advocate actually m...

Does Branding Really Matter? You Bet It Does! A Conversation with Personal Branding Activist, Bibigi Haile

December 19, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MB

Send us a Text Message. “We’re not static human beings and we shouldn’t expect to have a perfect brand, what we will have is a process and a story that we own; we can tell our story, even the story of change, that is our story.” I absolutely adore that quote from my guest this week, Bibigi Haile. It speaks to not being final, to not having all the answers, to being a work in progress, and that it's OK. It's. OK. Meet Personal Branding Activist, Bibigi Haile who believes that personal bran...

Happy Holidays! Episode 100, Sharing My Story, My Turn In The Hot Seat

December 12, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MB

Send us a Text Message. There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. ― Aldous Huxley Happy Holidays and a special episode celebrating my 100th show! I can't believe how far I've come, it's truly humbling. To help celebrate I decided to put myself in the hot seat and share my career journey so far. Seems only fair, right? Have a Seat with me as I share all that I have learned so far about the empowering effects producing a podcast has b...

Finding Career Clarity and Direction, A Conversation with Certified Career + Life Coach, Teena Evert

December 05, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MB

Send us a Text Message. “Claiming the lead means moving into a more positive mindset and not feeling victim to circumstance; to getting back in the driver’s seat and claiming control of your destiny and your life” Are you experiencing dissatisfaction with where you are in your career, and may need help assessing what needs to change?  Do feel lost and struggle with self-doubt or symptoms of anxiety and depression? It’s normal to arrive at a crossroads in your life where you are unsure abo...

Giving Networking A New Take, A Conversation with Author + Networking Expert, J. Kelly Hoey

November 28, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MB

Send us a Text Message. “You never know how your network is going to help you; treating everyone with respect and everyone with potential can pay off in really interesting and unexpected ways” Does the thought of networking send you running from the room? When someone begins discussing networking do you want to be anywhere but in that conversation? Well, fear not my friends because my guest this week will dispel all those networking fears and bring us into the light and reveal the many b...

Let's Celebrate Our Wins! A Have A Seat Minicast

November 21, 2021 08:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

Send us a Text Message. I can't make a huge splash, but I can make a ripple. And then hopefully, that becomes a wave. ~ Nina Compton I recently posted on LinkedIn, if you're connected with me, you might have seen my post, which talked about breaking the habit of talking about our problems and instead, begin recognizing and celebrating our wins, accomplishments and joys. This is something that I'm guilty of too. Sometimes it's too easy to focus on the negative and to engage in negative narr...

Living That Digital Nomad Life, A Conversation with Award Winning Author, Lainey Cameron

November 14, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MB

Send us a Text Message. "I wanted to write a book about my life experience which is nothing like those ridiculous stereotypes that you see on t.v. and in the movies; it’s about women lifting each other up not tearing each other down" Do you have dreams of ditching your 9 - 5 life and becoming a digital nomad? Do you wonder what being a digital nomad actually means? Well my guest this week will enlighten us to the joyful and not so joyful realities of what it really means to be a digital no...

Proof That Event Planning Really Works! A Conversation with Conference Manager, Emily Bracken

November 07, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MB

Send us a Text Message. “Things are always going to happen, no matter how much you plan or execute anything in your life, there are always going to be those one or two things that you didn’t  think of, it doesn’t mean you failed at it, it just means that you keep learning.” Emily Bracken and I met through my husband turned podcast executive producer, Paul. Paul works for an audio visual production company, called Four Moon Productions and Emily's company is one of their valued clients. Whe...

Finding The Freedom to Live Fearlessly, A Conversation with Certified Life Coach, Jennifer Maurer

October 31, 2021 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MB

Send us a Text Message. “We are all fabulous beings, we all have talents and we all have value; we bring something important to the table. If we start to forget that about ourselves, then it’s time to stop and take notice” It's no coincidence that Jennifer Maurer's last name rhymes with power, as that is what she believes we all inherently have, we just need to be reminded of it from time to time.  As a very important chapter of Jennifer's life abruptly ended, she was faced with a choice....

How Old Are You? A Horrifying Have A Seat Minicast

October 24, 2021 07:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB

Send us a Text Message. Happy Halloween! Welcome back to my favorite time of year! #allthecandy! Today I'm sharing my thoughts on a term I made up called, our career age.  So what I meant by “how old are you” is, how old you are in your “career age". We have our “happy birthday” age, and that’s definitely worth celebrating, however what I’m thinking about today is our “career age”.  Listen in to this week's minicast as I share my thoughts on our career age and what we may ask ourselves in...

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