214 - Alisa Cohn - CEO Startup Coach and Author of From Start-Up to Grown-Up

“You don’t always come across the way you need to.”

Do you think all startup CEOs and leaders have it all figured out?  Think again as CEO Startup Coach Alisa Cohn shares some of the challenges so many startup CEOs and leaders deal with. And her new book, From Start-Up to Grown-Up, gives us all the needed suggestions everyone could benefit from.  Listen and learn on this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow  

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Bullet point list of key topics and the timestamps from the podcast episode:

00:00 - Kara introduces Alisa Cohn and her new book

4:08 - Alisa’s childhood, her affinity for conversation turned into a career in coaching

6:15 - Lessons Alisa learned in her first jobs, gaining a knowledge of strategic planning

7:40 - Joined PWC, ended up on a partner fast track, learned auditing and teamwork

10:05 - Unhappy at PWC, started coach training, went into the start-up world

11:57 - Making the transition from a big company to a start-up

15:15 - Discussing Alisa’s new book and how to adjust to leadership

18:01 - Common mistakes leaders make 

19:18 - Alisa discusses her go to coaching tactic, 360 feedback

20:13 - The importance of meetings and the purpose of meetings

24:04 - How gender affects leadership

26:35 - Wrap up and where people can find Alisa

List of links to resources mentioned in episode, suggested reading & social media handles:

Alisa’s Website: https://www.alisacohn.com 

Alisa’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisacohn 

Alisa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alisacohn/  

Alisa’s Twitter: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/AlisaCohn 

Alisa’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alisa.cohn 

Alisa’s Podcast: https://www.alisacohn.com/podcast/ 

Alisa’s Book: https://www.alisacohn.com/start-up/