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Lessons Learned through Traditional Mentorship Mar 04, 2021

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Activating the Four Types of Mentorship

When Her Story of Success CEO Leah Glover Hayes was looking for mentorship to help her grow in her career and eventually start a company, she quickly realized that not all mentorship is created equally. And while experts tend to agree that mentorship makes a major difference in determining someone's career success and fulfillment, few people are sharing specifics about how to find the right mentor and build a mutually beneficial relationship.

Leah believes that there are four types of mentorship: Passive mentorship, peer mentorship, traditional mentorship and mentoring others. No matter where you are in your career journey, you can benefit from implementing one or all of these in your life. In this four-part series, Leah will provide you with all the tools and resources you need to start seeking out mentorship for yourself.

In This Episode: Leah shares some of the life-changing lessons she's learned from mentors in her life, including Pat Shea, Marcie Allen Van Mol and Sherry Deutschmann. She also offers practical advice to anyone looking to find traditional mentors for their own lives and careers.

Episode Highlights:

Why traditional mentorship matters (02:00)
Inspiring business lessons with Sherry Deutschmann (04:12)
Setting boundaries and optimizing your schedule with Marcie Allen Van Mol (10:23)
Building a mutually beneficial mentoring relationship with Pat Shea (14:27)
How to find a mentor (18:50)

Listen to the Full Interviews Featured in this Episode:

Leading an Employee-Centric Company to Success with Sherry Deustchmann

A Music Industry Visionary Redefines Success with Marcie Allen Van Mol

Building a Tribe to Change the World with Pat Shea

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The Power of Story with Fawn Weaver Feb 18, 2021

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Fawn Weaver is a serial entrepreneur and bestselling author, and when she learned about the story of Uncle Nearest Green — the slave who taught Jack Daniel how to distill whiskey — she decided to create a company that would bring his legacy to life. Since she launched Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey in 2017, it has become the fastest growing independent American whiskey brand in U.S. history. Uncle Nearest Whiskey was named "World's Best" by Whisky Magazine in 2019 and 2020, and it earned the Double Gold in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

Along with Uncle Nearest, Fawn is also the founder and CEO of Grant Sidney, Inc. — a privately held investment company — author of The Happy Wives Club and co-author of The Argument Free Marriage, and a popular Ted speaker. She's also a dedicated philanthropist who created the Nearest Green Foundation, a non-profit that offers scholarships to every descendant of Nearest Green and supplied more than 300,000 masks to frontline workers and disadvantaged communities during COVID-19. In 2020, Fawn partnered with Jack Daniel's to create the Nearest and Jack Advancement Initiative, a program working to elevate people of color within the American whiskey industry. Fawn has appeared on hundreds of popular shows including FOX Business, the TODAY Show and CBS This Morning, and she's been featured in outlets like Fast Company, Inc. Magazine and The New York Times. She's also a member of the Young Presidents' Organization.

In This Episode:

Fawn shares the inspiring story of Nearest Green and Jack Daniel and discusses some of the important lessons it can teach us as we navigate the conversation around racism today. She also explains how she's built a culture of confidence and radical candor as a CEO, and she shares some of the daily habits that have helped her find fulfillment and success.

Episode Highlights:

Bringing the story of Uncle Nearest Green to life
The importance of radical candor in all areas of life
Building a culture of confidence
Fawn's morning routine that sets her up for success
Why Uncle Nearest's story matters for America today

Resources Fawn Mentioned:

The Happy Wives Club by Fawn Weaver
Fawn's TedTalk on "The Argument Free Marriage"
Radical Candor by Kim Scott
The Miracle Morning and The Miracle Equation by Hal Elrod
Think Up app
Write It Down Make it Happen by Henriette Anne Klauser
The Power of the Subconscious Mind by Dr. Joseph Murray
Uncle Nearest cocktail recipes

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Knowing Your Value with Domonique Townsend Feb 04, 2021

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Domonique Townsend spent years being undervalued by the companies she worked for, and when she decided to take the leap to start her own business, she knew she was ready to reach a higher potential. Domonique is the founder of We Optimize Work, a company that creates strategies and systems to help working moms and mom CEOs. As an operations coach and workflow expert with more than 10 years of engineering experience, Domonique is able to help moms manage their work and raise a family without compromising their sanity or goals.

Along with her years of industrial engineering experience, Domonique has trained or coached more than 3,100 people, and she's a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Domonique also serves on boards for Purpose Preparatory Academy, the WBENC Next Gen Initiative and WomenGetIT, and she's a Senior Scholar Instructor for #BlackTechFutures.

In This Episode: Domonique shares her inspiring story of feeling undervalued at her job, getting laid off and turning her experience into a business that's helping working moms optimize their lives and work. She also explains how she's found mentors to support her throughout her journey and offers practical advice to other working moms.

Episode Highlights:

Supporting working moms through We Optimize Work (2:49)
Building a business as a working mom (7:46)
Domonique's story of turning a layoff into an opportunity for growth (11:24)
The importance of clients who align with your own values (22:27)
Finding mentors who remind you of your worth (25:45)
Advice for working moms who are feeling overwhelmed (43:50)

Evolving Your Business with Gabby Male Jan 28, 2021

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Since starting her business in college, Gabby Male has transformed her interest in fitness into a passion for helping women to ditch dieting and feel empowered in their bodies. She's a content creator, certified personal trainer and entrepreneur who's built a large social media following and multiple successful businesses. In addition to her social media, Gabby is the creator of SWITCHIITUP — a monthly exercise platform based on building confidence— co-founder of The Rose Retreats — a series of events that help women find self-love and empowerment — and founder of relic96 — an upcycled apparel shop.

Gabby is a firm believer in the idea that health involves so much more than just fitness and nutrition, and she's using her platform to help women find greater mental, emotional, social, financial and sexual health. She joined Her Story of Success for our first live podcast of 2021 to share her inspiring story.

In This Episode:

Gabby explains how she inadvertently started her fitness business in college and then made the courageous decision to shift her focus toward a more holistic form of wellness when her values started to change. She also shares some of her best advice for overcoming imposter syndrome, building community within your industry, and setting boundaries around what parts of your life you share on social media.

Episode Highlights:

Gabby's story of turning a college hobby into a business
Working through imposter syndrome
Learning to outsource
Building community in your industry
Getting vulnerable while also setting boundaries
Creating a new business during quarantine

The Power of Passive Mentorship Jan 21, 2021

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Leah believes that there are four types of mentorship: Passive mentorship, peer mentorship, traditional mentorship and mentoring others. No matter where you are in your career journey, you can benefit from implementing one or all of these in your life. In this new, four-part series, Leah will provide you with all the tools and resources you need to start seeking out mentorship for yourself.

In This Episode:

Leah explains how passive mentorship can help you grow in your career, relationships and life. She also shares some of the resources that have been most beneficial as she's built her business, and she explains how you can find the right passive mentors for your specific goals and passions.

Episode Highlights:

Why mentorship matters
How passive mentorship can kickstart your mentorship journey
The importance of finding the right resources
Leah's favorite passive mentorship tools

The Books Leah Mentioned:

Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
100 Days of Believing Bigger by Marshawn Evans Daniels
Overcoming Underearning by Barbara Stanny
The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst
It's About Damn Time by Arlan Hamilton
Chasing the Bright Side by Jess Ekstrom
Thrive Through It by Brittany Cole

The Podcasts Leah Mentioned:

Other Online Resources Leah Mentioned:

Integrating Your Work and Purpose with Sherri Kottmann Jan 14, 2021

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Her Story of Success…

Sherri Kottmann believes that developing a strong sense of self is one of the most important things you can do for your career. She's the Chief People Officer at Forrester, a research and consulting company that helps organizations grow through customer obsession, where she's worked for the past ten years. Sherri initially started her career in sales, but upon being promoted to a sales leadership role, she realized her true passion was people. Sherri also served as the Director of HR at EF Educational Tours.

In her work as Chief People Officer, Sherri's role extends beyond traditional conceptions of HR to include leadership over the employee experience organization, talent strategy, leadership development, executive coaching, experience design and cultural transformation. She's excelled at helping her employees all over the world feel safe and supported during the challenges of COVID-19, and she'll share some strategies other leaders can use to care for their teams.

In This Episode:

Sherri explains how she's learned to integrate her life's purpose into the work she does as a chief people officer, and she offers advice to women who are looking to find their purpose or direction. She also offers an insight look at the strategies she's developed while leading an international company through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Episode Highlights:

Sherri's story of discovering her passion for human resources
How to identify your purpose
The importance of "solving with, not for."
Cultivating community during COVID-19
Letting go of a need for control

The Books Sherri Mentioned:

How to Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

Good to Great by Jim Collins

Sustaining Innovation with Stephanie Cartin Jan 07, 2021

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Her Story of Success…

Stephanie Cartin has a gift for staying ahead of the curve and executing on great ideas. She's the co-founder and co-CEO of Socialfly, a social-first digital and influencer agency that's worked with major brands like Girl Scouts, Samsung and Univision. Through the process of growing Socialfly and wanting to inspire other women, Stephanie and her co-founder Courtney also launched Entreprenista Media, where they co-host the Entreprenista Podcast and co-authored Like Love Follow: The Entreprenista's Guide to Using Social Media to Grow Your Business. Stephanie has appeared in or been featured on media outlets including Bloomberg, Forbes, Entrepreneur.com, Refinery29 and CheddarTV. She's been recognized for her work with the SmartCEO Brava Award and a Stevie Award for Women Run Workplace of the Year. Additionally, Stephanie is the co-founder of Markid, a marketplace app where parents can sell gently used kids items.

Along with all of her innovation and business success, Stephanie has also dedicated herself to raising awareness through sharing her own struggles with infertility and a complicated pregnancy. She's an incredible example of a woman who's achieved both success and personal fulfillment, all while continuing to innovate and change the way companies approach marketing.

In This Episode:

Stephanie shares her inspiring story of starting a company at a young age and offers advice for other women business owners based on the lessons she's learned along the way. She also opens up about her health struggles and explains how going through a difficult pregnancy helped shape her into a better CEO.

Episode Highlights:

Stephanie's story of starting Socialfly and growing it into a successful company
How to work on multiple brands or businesses at the same time
The benefits of mentorship, coaching, and peer networks
Stephanie's story of struggling with infertility and finding answers through sharing her story
Marketing advice for women business owners

Celebrating Success in 2020: Our Year in Review Dec 31, 2020

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Celebrating Success in 2020

Even though 2020 was an incredibly difficult year, it also provided a unique opportunity for changes in perspective. As we come to the end of 2020, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the ways Her Story of Success has grown and changed amidst the challenges of the past year. We're grateful for the opportunity to play a role in helping you define and pursue your own version of success, and we're excited to continue living into that mission in 2021!

In This Episode:

Her Story of Success CEO Leah Glover Hayes sits down with her Executive Producer Claire Bidigare-Curtis and Production Coordinator Bronte Lebo to take a look back at some of the ways Her Story of Success has changed throughout 2020. They also explain how they're defining success for themselves and the company as they look ahead to the new year, and they share some amazing insights that were submitted by some of our listeners.

Episode Highlights:

A look back at how Her Story of Success has changed in 2020
Listener Submissions: "Which podcast episodes were especially meaningful to you this year?"
Empowering your team to succeed
Listener Submissions: "What lessons did you learn from listening to the podcast this year?"
A look back at some of our favorite guests of 2020
Listener Submissions: "How do you define success today?"
Celebrating our successes and looking ahead to the future

You can catch up on all the episodes mentioned in this podcast by listening to this playlist.

Goal Setting for the New Year with Kim Jones and Samantha Lane Dec 17, 2020

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Kim's Story of Success...

Kim Jones wants to help women find the freedom and confidence to remake their careers on their own terms. She's a career transformation coach and the founder and CEO of Kim Jones Alliance, which she built out of her own experience of changing careers after experiencing personal tragedy. Before starting her business, Kim held executive level positions for multiple Fortune 250 clients, which gave her the experience she needed to work as a consultant for corporate clients and a coach for high-performing women. Kim is also a speaker and facilitator about topics including women in IT, diversity, inclusion and belonging, and navigating career change.

Samantha's Story of Success…

Samantha Lane believes that by building more productive habits and time management skills, women can achieve greater success while also experiencing balance in their personal lives. Samantha is the Founder of Origami Day, a company that offers speaking, training, and consulting services, along with a product line centered around the Origami Day planner. Samantha is also a time management coach and keynote speaker, and she built her business out of her experience of struggling with workaholism and needing to take time to recover from an intensive surgery.

In This Episode:

Kim shares her story of leaving behind a successful career in corporate America to chart her own path, which led her to her passion for helping other women navigate career transformations. She also explains how overcoming limiting beliefs can help you discover your new trajectory and build the confidence to pursue it. Then in the second part of the episode, Samantha shares some practical tips and resources you can use to chart out your goals and practice better time management. She'll also explain how goal planning can help you take your goals from an abstract idea into actionable, day-to-day steps.

Episode Highlights:

Kim's story of deciding to embrace the desire to take her career in another direction
Overcoming limiting beliefs
Creating a plan before you take the leap
Samantha's advice for setting SMART goals based on your vision for the next year
How to practice goal planning
Building a system based on your unique motivations and personality
The importance of setting SMART goals

The Books Leah and Kim Mentioned:

Thrive Through It by Brittany Cole

Believe Bigger by Marshawn Evans Daniels

It's About Damn Time by Arlan Hamilton

Overcoming Underearning by Barbara Stanny

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo

The Success Principles and The Success Principles Workbook by Jack Canfield

Gabby Bernstein's books

The Resources Leah and Samantha Mentioned:

The Origami Day planner
Origami Day digital downloads
Gretchen Rubin's "The Four Tendancies Quiz"
Individual consulting with Samantha Lane

Unlocking Contentment with Leisse Wilcox Dec 10, 2020

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Leisse Wilcox believes the key to greater contentment is found through healing your relationship with yourself. She's a coach who works with high-achieving, purpose-driven women, and she's changing the global conversation around self-love and emotional health. Leisse is also a TedX speaker, podcast host, certified NLP practitioner, and author of To Call Myself Beloved: A Story of Hope, Healing and Coming Home. She's been featured on season 2 of Amazon Prime's The Social Movement and interviewed for media outlets including ABC, The Toronto Star, NPR and Thrive Global.

Leisse's deep understanding of the human experience comes not only from her education, but also from her ability to turn difficult experiences like divorce, narcissistic abuse and breast cancer into something beautiful. Because of her own experience of learning to love and accept herself, she's uniquely equipped to help other women do the same.

In This Episode:

Leisse shares inspirational advice for how you can start healing your relationship with yourself and live in alignment with your deepest values. She also explains why working with a coach can help you find greater fulfillment as an entrepreneur, and she shares her story of growing her coaching business by investing in herself and her career.

Episode Highlights:

What to do when you realize you're still feeling discontent in spite of your success
How to scale with intention while staying aligned with your values
Understanding your limiting beliefs
Leisse's process of writing To Call Myself Beloved
Expanding your business as a solopreneur
The power of investing in yourself

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