Everyday Leadership for Smart Women
115 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast is here to help you be a better, braver leader.
Each episode we explore leadership insights, ideas and actions you can take to strengthen your courage, develop your capacity and create sustainable growth.
Our mission is to support women entrepreneurs, business owners, professionals and executives with values-driven tools, mindset shifts and skills needed to thrive in an ever-changing world.
*Formerly: The Rise without Compromise podcast
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Be Seen, Be Heard with Nikki Groom
October 25, 2018 02:23 - 41 minutes - 40.2 MBIt took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent. ~Madeleine Albright Today I’m happy to have storyteller and entrepreneurial rockstar, Nikki Groom on the podcast to kick-off a series of episodes around amplifying our voices. Now, more than ever, we need more women speaking up, sharing their ideas and being change agents for good. And that’s where Nikki comes in. We talk about why speaking it up is so important and what gets in the way...
What I Wish I Knew When (part 04)
July 05, 2018 19:19 - 25 minutes - 25.4 MBIn celebration of both the name change for the podcast and my 10 years in business, I’ll be sharing the top 10 lessons I’ve learned in 10 years. Missed the first six lessons? Scroll back and listen to episodes: 061, 062 and 063. Today’s episode is where the rubber meets the road. We’re talking about two lessons that are vital if you’re going to make any forward motion. We need to get you out of your head, and into action and these two lessons are crucial to make it happen. If you’ve eve...
What I Wish I Knew When (part 03)
July 03, 2018 22:29 - 18 minutes - 18.8 MBIn celebration of both the name change for the podcast and my 10 years in business, I’ll be sharing the top 10 lessons I’ve learned in 10 years. Missed part one? Catch up on part one here and part two here. Today I’m sharing lessons five and six. These lessons are big ones and never really one-and-done. You’ll be coming back to them again and again. And if you want even more insights, I’m sharing an entire year’s worth of lessons over on my Instagram feed. Yep, that’s 365 leadership less...
What I Wish I Knew When (part 02)
May 11, 2018 18:11 - 20 minutes - 20.7 MBPerfection is a 20-ton shield that we lug around thinking it will protect us when, in fact, it's the thing that's really preventing us from being seen and taking flight. ~Brené Brown This month, in celebration of both the name change for the podcast and my 10 years in business, I’ll be sharing the top 10 lessons I’ve learned in 10 years. I’ll be sharing two every week in May. Missed the part one? Catch up on the first two lessons here. And if you want even more insights, I’m sharing an ...
What I wish I knew when (part 01)
May 03, 2018 23:07 - 30 minutes - 31.9 MBTen years come and gone so fast I might as well be dreaming Sunny days have burned a path Across another season A fortune rises to the sky Ten years come and gone so fast ~Paul Simon, 10 Years This month, in celebration of both the name change for the podcast and my 10 years in business, I’ll be sharing the top 10 lessons I’ve learned in 10 years. I’ll be sharing two every Thursday in May. And if you want even more insights, I’m sharing an entire year’s worth of lessons over on m...
Welcome to Rise without Compromise (formerly Beyond PRO Podcast)
April 23, 2018 19:53 - 7 minutes - 8.43 MBToday's a BIG day for the podcast. Say goodbye to the Beyond PRO Podcast, and hello to the Rise without Compromise Podcast. This change has been in the works for a while, and I'm thrilled it's finally live. Here's what you need to know: other than the name and artwork, not much else has changed. Because the heart of why I started this show is the same - to help women (and a few good men) step up and claim their place as the leader of their business. What has changed is a tighter focu...
How to do more brave things (part 05)
April 06, 2018 17:28 - 18 minutes - 19.3 MBWhat you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while. ~Gretchen Rubin Welcome to our final episode, part five, in this month’s theme of “do more brave things.” Today we’re going to dive into steps nine and 10 in an effort to help you be braver this year and take on a bold-ass move. Today’s steps are the fun ones. Here we start to see growth and traction, and we get to celebrate how far we’ve come. It’s easy to gloss over our wins because they aren’t “big enough” but in th...
Do more brave things (part 04)
April 06, 2018 16:39 - 17 minutes - 18.4 MBCreativity is a path for the brave, yes, but it is not a path for the fearless, and it’s important to recognize the distinction. ~Elizabeth Gilbert, Author, Big Magic Welcome to part four in this month’s theme of “do more brave things.” Today we’re going to dive into steps seven and eight in an effort to help you be braver this year and take on a bold-ass move. Today’s steps move beyond practicality and taking action, and ask us to look fear right in the face and say, “I see you, I hear...
Why Victoria Smith is pursuing 100 courageous moments
March 30, 2018 22:44 - 25 minutes - 24.7 MBSmall things matter. What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward. ~Daisaku Ikeda Today on the podcast I'm talking with my friend and fellow podcaster, Victoria Smith. We talk about her quest to take on 100 courageous moments in 2018 including why she's doing it and what she's learned so far. Victoria has many passions, but at the heart of it they all boil down to encouraging women to lead their most vibra...
Do more brave things (part 03)
March 20, 2018 02:37 - 14 minutes - 15.6 MBSurround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and thinkers; but most of all, surround yourself with those that see the greatness within you. ~Unknown Welcome to part three in this month’s theme of “do more brave things.” Today we’re going to dive into steps five and six in an effort to help you be braver this year and take on a bold-ass move. Ever wonder why you're struggling to sustain any real action? Chances are good you haven't incorporated these two steps into yo...
Do more brave things (part 02)
March 09, 2018 18:12 - 15 minutes - 17 MB“The main thing is to keep the main thing, the main thing.” ~ Stephen Covey Welcome to part two in this month’s theme of “Do more brave things.” Today we’re going to dive into the next two steps to help you be braver this year and take on a bold-ass move. These next two steps aren’t the sexiest of the bunch, but without them, you’ll find yourself a third of the way into your brave move feeling exhausted, unclear and ready to give it all up. Unfortunately, this is all too common – we sta...
Why your BFF is keeping you from being brave with Nancy Jane Smith
March 05, 2018 16:19 - 32 minutes - 32.1 MBToday I’m thrilled to welcome my friend and newly published author, Nancy Jane Smith, to the Beyond PRO Podcast to continue our exploration around doing more brave things. Nancy and I met back in 2012 at Chris Guillebeau’s World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon where we got to hear Brené Brown speak (and sing) live. It remains a stand-out memory of mine. Nancy’s here to help deal with your inner monger, understand why your BFF might be secretly sabotaging your success, and guide you...
Do more brave things (part 01)
March 01, 2018 22:51 - 16 minutes - 17.6 MB“You can choose courage or you can choose comfort. You cannot have both at the same time.” ~ Brene Brown Welcome to a new format for the Beyond PRO Podcast. Over the course of the upcoming months, we’ll be doing a deep dive into a new theme each month and bring new voices to the podcast from women who are truly embodying and living into that particular theme. This month’s theme is: Do more brave things As I guide my Leadership Leagues Mastermind members through naming their Bold-Ass M...
Why masterminds work (and a behind-the-scenes look at mine)
January 19, 2018 01:00 - 23 minutes - 22.5 MBToday we’re going to talk about mastermind groups. What they are, why they work and I’ll also give you a behind-the-scenes look at mine. Let’s start at the top. What exactly is a mastermind group? The term was originally coined by the infamous Napoleon Hill, author of “Think and Grow Rich” in 1925, which he then defined as “two or more people coming together in harmony to solve problems.” Now almost 100 years later, the core promise of a mastermind group isn’t that different. Essenti...
Here are the top 5 business lessons I learned in 2017
January 04, 2018 22:57 - 21 minutes - 30.6 MB“Forget the mistake. Remember the lesson.” ~Lisa Messenger Happy new year! Welcome to another year of possibility, growth and bold action. As we ease into January, I wanted to take you behind-the-scenes in my business to share my top five business lessons from 2017 and how I’ll be incorporating my learnings into my 2018 plans. I hope you’ll take time to do the same. Enjoy the episode! Recommended Resources: The Leadership League Mastermind – enrolling for February 2018 cohort...
Celebrate your best and brightest
November 23, 2017 23:00 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MBFirst, a very Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends. I hope your day is filled with rest, fun, family and lots of mashed potatoes. On today's episode, we're celebrating our 50th episode (wow!) and taking time to help you highlight all the wins - big and small - you've had over this past year. I'll walk you through a special worksheet that's part of my paid program, My PRO Plan, to help you mine for the successes you've had in 2017 and position you for more in 2018. Enjoy! Step...
Embracing rejection vs running from it
November 16, 2017 19:48 - 16 minutes - 23 MB“Live your life for you not for anyone else. Don’t let the fear of being judged, rejected or disliked stop you from being yourself.” ~Sonya Parker I've been having a lot of conversations with clients and friends lately about rejection, and today I wanted to talk about how to manage it and even grow from it. On today's episode I'm sharing a post I wrote highlighting the story of a friend who after being rejected twice in the span of a week, started to ask herself -- "What's the point?...
The Waiting Place
November 09, 2017 17:47 - 23 minutes - 32.4 MBWelcome! You can find all of today's show notes over at http://stephaniepollock.com/bpp048. *** Quick Update Before we begin, I wanted to share a brief, somewhat meta, update with you. After being asked by clients, friends and colleagues to share how I got this podcast off the ground, I decided to put together a beta program called Podcast Like a PRO to help aspiring podcasters launch their shows. This program isn’t a deep-dive into all the technical components (though we do cover...
The world needs your leadership
September 21, 2017 18:28 - 12 minutes - 18 MBI'm back! After a summer hiatus, I'm back on the podcast talking all things leadership and business. Today's podcast is a reading of my latest blog post, The World Needs Your Leadership. You can read the full post by clicking here. And applications are now open for my Leadership League Mastermind which begins October 26th. If you're ready to rise without compromise, you can learn more and apply below. CLICK HERE FOR THE LEADERSHIP LEAGUE MASTERMIND DETAILS On to the show!
(Part #6) 30 Powerful Ways to Spring Clean Your Business
June 16, 2017 18:47 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MBToday we continue with part six of our six-part series, 30 Powerful Ways to Spring Clean Your Business. If you missed the first five installments, you can find them over on the show notes page at stephaniepollock.com/bpp046. This series is inspired by my CEO Fast Track guide, which you can find here, where I lay out the 6 core CEO disciplines required to move beyond the busywork, and find time to work ON not just IN your business. In this episode, we’re going to be talking about the sixt...
(Part #5) 30 Powerful Ways to Spring Clean Your Business
June 09, 2017 18:06 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBNature does not hurry and yet everything is accomplished. ~Lao Tzu Today we continue with part four of our six-part series, 30 Powerful Ways to Spring Clean Your Business. This series is inspired by my CEO Fast Track guide, which you can find here, where I lay out the 6 core CEO disciplines required to move beyond the busywork, and find time to work ON not just IN your business. In this episode, we’re going to be talking about the fifth discipline – Business Development. Enjoy R...
(Part #4) 30 Powerful Ways to Spring Clean Your Business
June 02, 2017 16:15 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MBTo plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. ~Audrey Hepburn Today we continue with part four of our six-part series, 30 Powerful Ways to Spring Clean Your Business. This series is inspired by my CEO Fast Track guide, which you can find here, where I lay out the 6 core CEO disciplines required to move beyond the busywork, and find time to work ON not just IN your business. In this episode, we’re going to be talking about the fourth discipline – Platform Building. Recommended Resou...
(Part #3) 30 Powerful Ways to Spring Clean Your Business
May 18, 2017 16:17 - 30 minutes - 42 MBToday we continue with part three of our six-part series, 30 Powerful Ways to Spring Clean Your Business. If you missed the first and second installment, you can find them here and here. This series is inspired by my CEO Fast Track guide, which you can find here, where I lay out the 6 core CEO disciplines required to move beyond the busywork, and find time to work ON not just IN your business. In this episode, we’re going to be talking about the third discipline - Creation & Optimization...
(Part #2) 30 Powerful Ways to Spring Clean Your Business
May 05, 2017 17:11 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBNo matter how long the winter, the spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb Today we continue with part two of our six-part series, 30 Powerful Ways to Spring Clean Your Business. If you missed the first installment, you can find it here. This series is inspired by my CEO Fast Track guide – where I lay out the 6 core CEO disciplines required to move beyond the busywork, and find time to work ON not just IN your business. In this episode, we’re going to be talking about the second disciplin...
30 Ways to Spring Clean Your Business (Part 1)
April 20, 2017 13:44 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBToday I’ve got something fun, and hopefully useful for you, as we dive right into these beautiful spring months. Over the next six episodes, I’m going to give you 30 powerful ways to spring clean your business. Spring, or fall for our southern hemisphere listeners, is a great time of year to do a little pruning, clear the cobwebs and get yourself and your business organized and running efficiently. Whether we’re just coming off a long, cold winter or a slow summer, this time of year tends ...
Sprint through the next quarter with ease
April 06, 2017 18:00 - 23 minutes - 33 MB“Spending time on secondary priorities is the reason you have 20 half-finished projects instead of 5 completed ones.” ~James Clear Can you believe that spring is officially here, and quarter two of 2017 is already here? I don’t know about you, but these past weeks have flown by. Now, I don’t want to spend a bunch of time hashing over the past three months, asking you if you’ve stayed on track with the goals and plans you laid out at the beginning of the year. If I were a betting woman, ...
What you need to get about decision fatigue
March 16, 2017 07:25 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MB“When things aren’t adding up in your life, start subtracting.” ~Anonymous We live in a society that pulls at us from every direction. We often feel pressured to perform to a certain standard (you know you succumb once in while at least!). Whether it’s the Martha Stewart birthday party or the tough decisions an entrepreneur is faced with on a regular basis, it doesn’t really ever end. In those crazy moments, when the sense of overwhelm strikes and we’re forced into another decision – b...
Be choosey. Really damn choosey.
March 09, 2017 08:00 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MBOverwhelm isn’t created by what you think it is. It’s not because of having too much on your plate. It’s not because you have a burgeoning to-do list that keeps growing. And it’s not because you’re trying to balance kids, family, laundry, writing, clients and more. These are all the manifestations of overwhelm — but not the root cause. And as long as you focus on the to-do list or the laundry pile, you’re going to stay stuck in the overwhelm indefinitely. The root cause is that you...
I give you permission
February 23, 2017 18:17 - 9 minutes - 14.2 MBWelcome back to the show! While I work furiously on a few new projects, I'm sharing one of my most popular blog posts back from 2013. If you struggle to give yourself permission, this episode is for you. Enjoy! Steph Want to learn more about my Entrepreneurial Leadership program, Beyond PRO? Visit http://beyondpro.biz/ to sign up for updates.
How to read more and better in 2017
February 09, 2017 14:39 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBWhenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light. —Vera Nazarian Welcome back to today’s episode of the Beyond PRO Podcast. And as a reminder, please submit your questions for our new Listener Question episode each week. I’d love to help you navigate a tricky situation or unpack a challenge you’re facing in your business. To submit your question, visit bit.ly/bppquestions. We’re just getting these organized and I’ll start airing them shortly. ...
"Good for her, not for me."
January 26, 2017 23:32 - 18 minutes - 26.3 MBI can’t go far without hearing the statement, “You do you.” It seems to be the quote-du-jour. This idea of “You do you” is similar in sentiment to Amy Poehler’s words, “Good for her, not for me.” These words come from her hilarious book, Yes, Please! The full quote reads: “That is the motto women should constantly repeat over and over again. Good for her, not for me.” When I heard this, I thought about just how true the statement is, and yet how much we fight against it. And the thing...
New Feature: Ask me your burning business questions
January 19, 2017 18:18 - 4 minutes - 7.1 MBHi there! We'll be back in your earbuds next week with our regularly scheduled program, but for today I wanted to let you know about an exciting update to the Beyond PRO Podcast. In the spirit of being as useful as possible, I've added a new weekly episode to the mix where I'll answer a listener question. I'm looking for questions around business and leadership (not business mechanics). I'd love to answer your question on the show (you can stay anonymous). To ask a question, pleas...
Here are the 3 things I'm doing to achieve more this year
January 12, 2017 20:36 - 13 minutes - 19.5 MBSometimes, you just don’t feel it. After attempting to record a different episode for this week’s podcast and struggling to get it done, I had a stroke of insight about why I was feeling so indifferent to doing the work. Instead of spending the morning deep in my own work, I had instead spent it consuming other people’s content. I fell down the rabbit hole of link after link after link, and before I knew it, I had whittled away too much time ingesting information and not making anything....
What questions to ask when your business needs to change
January 05, 2017 21:37 - 29 minutes - 41.2 MBAs we jump headfirst into 2017, you’re probably thinking a lot about where you want to take your business this year. And if you know that it’s time for a change, today’s Beyond PRO Podcast will help you ask yourself the right questions. A couple of quick housekeeping items before we get into the heart of today’s content. If you’re in planning mode for 2017 (or need to be), I’m running a free email course called Plan with Purpose 2017. In it, I walk you step-by-step through my planning pr...
How to bounce back after a crisis of confidence
December 01, 2016 20:05 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MB“Life will not always deliver your desired outcomes. It has to teach you that your spirit will get its muscle by bouncing back and giving it all you can.” ~Dodinsky At some point in your business journey, you will likely find yourself at a crisis of confidence. It might be because of something that has happened in your personal life - a baby, a divorce, a death, a marriage, or a financial change. Or it might be because of something specific inside the business from a shift in the market, ...
Cup of Ambition. Brewed every Monday.
October 17, 2016 15:51 - 6 minutes - 8.46 MBWelcome back to another episode of the Cup of Ambition series. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy! Stephanie
We're back!
September 29, 2016 11:00 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MBWe're back! I'm thrilled to be back in front of the microphone with fresh episodes of the Beyond PRO Podcast. In this short & sweet episode, I catch you up on what's been going on behind-the-scenes and what to expect moving forward. Thanks for listening!
Cup of Ambition. Brewed every Monday.
February 09, 2016 16:52 - 3 minutes - 5.42 MBWelcome back to another episode in our Cup of Ambition series. This is actually going out Tuesday due to an error, but is just applicable today as it would have been yesterday. Enjoy! Steph
How to create a personalized success plan
February 05, 2016 05:13 - 13 minutes - 19.2 MB“Not my monkey, not my circus!” As a business owner, sometimes it’s easy to jump on every bandwagon that comes along because we think it’s what we ‘should’ do, what will work and what will get us to success. While there’s always merit to learning from others’ experience and implementing proven tools, over the long haul it won’t be sustainable to simply follow someone else’s path. You have to define your own definition of success. And that’s what we’re talking about on today’s episode. Yo...
Cup of Ambition. Brewed every Monday.
February 01, 2016 14:31 - 4 minutes - 6.82 MBHappy Monday! Grab a hot cup of coffee and listen in to today's Cup of Ambition episode. Have a wonderfully productive week. Steph
My Sunday night planning ritual
January 29, 2016 17:03 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MBIt’s a fine balance, isn’t it? As entrepreneurs we struggle not to be consumed by our work, to spend time with our families and to make sure we have it all under control. It’s great in theory, but how do we live it out? How do we find that sweet spot that allows us to work on our success and our business, and also gives us the freedom to choose our own path? Suggesting a Sunday night ritual may sound almost hypocritical coming from someone who works diligently at being with my family when ...
Cup of Ambition. Brewed every Monday.
January 25, 2016 16:32 - 3 minutes - 4.94 MBWelcome back to another episode of the Cup of Ambition series. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy! Stephanie
How to gain more control by designing your ideal week
January 22, 2016 19:10 - 16 minutes - 23.6 MBSquirrel! Your phone vibrates as a text comes through, your email pings and your little one asks for a cookie while you’re speaking with a potential client on that phone. You feel pulled at from every direction, but as an entrepreneur you also feel that you are required to be available for every distraction that gets thrown at you in any given moment. How do you combat that sense of defeat before you even begin your week? Can it really be as simple as designing it ahead of time? What’s the...
Cup of Ambition. Brewed every Monday.
January 18, 2016 12:00 - 4 minutes - 6.79 MBHappy Monday! I hope you are enjoying a hot cup of coffee while I share this week's quote and action step with you. Enjoy, Steph
Cup of Ambition. Brewed every Monday.
January 11, 2016 13:00 - 5 minutes - 7.36 MBWelcome back to this week's Cup of Ambition. Today, we're talking about Mastery and the path the get there. Enjoy!
Nothing is ever wasted. It's all useful.
January 08, 2016 20:00 - 18 minutes - 25.7 MBHere’s a couple of patterns I see play out again and again at this time of year. Pattern #1: To completely ignore all past business missteps and hard knocks, in favour of focusing on the bright shiny future and possibility. Pattern #2: To completely dwell in the past, get locked in a story/personal narrative, and never go beyond it. Naturally, neither are constructive. Pattern #1 misses the critical opportunity and gift of past experience to shape the future direction and decisions w...
Cup of Ambition. Brewed every Monday.
January 04, 2016 10:00 - 3 minutes - 5.38 MBWelcome to the new addition to the Beyond PRO Podcast! Every Monday, check your Podcast player for the latest episode of my new series, Cup of Ambition. Brewed every Monday. My hope is to spark action, motivation and inspiration as you embrace the week ahead in 5 minutes or less. Enjoy!
The key ingredient to have a stand-out year
January 01, 2016 23:30 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBin·ten·tion·al inˈten(t)SH(ə)n(ə)l/ adjective done on purpose; deliberate; done in a way that is planned. I know, I know. We hear repeatedly how ‘this one thing’ will change everything, but when we peel back the layers it becomes apparent that ‘this one thing’ consists of a thousand other steps before we can bring it all together. The reality is that there will always be steps we need to take to get where we want to go. But how can we possibly maintain our grit and determination t...
Break free of your addiction to possibilities
October 30, 2015 17:11 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MBIs there a way out of the rabbit hole? The old Chinese Proverb that says, “He who chases two rabbits catches neither,” rings true still today. We are tugged at and bombarded by everything new – new ideas, new products, new courses, new connections – and they can immobilize our ability to get anywhere. What rabbits are you chasing? Have you caught any of them? Have you fallen down one of those rabbit holes? On today’s podcast we discuss the idea that being addicted to possibilities traps u...
Taking fear out of the equation with Tiffany Han
October 15, 2015 16:00 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBWelcome back to Season #2 of the Beyond PRO Podcast! Not only is this the first episode back, but it’s also our inaugural interview. Today, I’m talking to the formidable Tiffany Han. I am a big, big fan of Tiffany. When I see a woman who clearly has decided to choose courage over fear, and action over hiding, I know I’m in the presence of someone great. Tiffany and I are in a small online coaches group together, and over the past year, I’ve watched her go from birthing twins to launching...