Pursuing Perfect

Latest Episodes:

Ep 056 Maxine Shapiro: What I like about that idea Feb 08, 2022

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Maxine is a dynamic facilitator, speaker, and coach whose acting and improv background at the Second City Improv Lab merges with 25 years in the business world and financial industry. She has been the host of two financial radio shows and was a weekly financial guest commentator for NPR's "Marketplace," one of the most widely listened to business broadcasts in the country.

In our conversation, Maxine talked about how effective exercises such as talking about an imaginary refrigerator can get people’s minds going to spark creativity. She shared her knowledge and insights on how you can improve through making mistakes. We also discuss:

The importance of regaining the habit of thinking quickly on your feet

How her exercise called “what I like about that idea” helps

How to turn a good idea into a habit

Why you don’t need everyone’s approval

Her new podcast called “Let’s Talk About CEX! The Customer and Employee Experience”

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Connect with Maxine:

Website: maxineshapiro.com

Instagram: instragram.com/maxineshapiro

Twitter: twitter.com/maxineshapiro

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/maxineshapiro

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Ep 055 Nevsah Fidan Karamehmet: The Art of Functional Breathing Feb 01, 2022

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Nevsah Fidan Karamehmet is the Founder of Breath Hub, meditation guru, a 9x bestseller and life and wellness coach. She is also a Sufi Master. She completely changed and innovated her Miracle Courses 4 day physical breath coaching camps into an app, called Breath Hub during COVID19 lockdown. She can talk about her journey for this initiative and also she can tell you the details on how breathing affects any ailment

In our conversation, Nevsah talked about what led her to practice breathing techniques. She shared her knowledge and insights on how breathing techniques can impact the body. We also discuss:

How functional breathing helps with issues such as fatigue, anxiety, and depression

What her app Breath Hub offers

How to identify if you are breathing poorly

How practicing breathing can help you improve

Her book, Awakening: Awakening Is Not What You Think

Enjoy the show!

Connect with Nevsah:

Website: https://nevsah.co.uk/

App: www.breathhub.app

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Awakening-Not-What-You-Think/dp/1982229713

Connect with Marc:

Website: http://www.kaschke.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaschke/

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Ep 054 Sandy Grigsby: The Beauty of Perfection Jan 25, 2022

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Sandy Grigsby is a Personal Brand Image Expert and founder of Briofive, LLC, a leading brand photography studio focused on personal branding. She helps people uncover their unique style, find their confidence, and own their self-worth, to launch a powerful, authentic, and alluring personal brand. Sandy is also TEDx Speaker, Certified High Performance Coach, and Confidence Catalyst.

In our conversation, Sandy talked about how her childhood made her a perfectionist. She shared her knowledge and insights on the art of being your authentic self. We also discuss:

How she realized being a perfectionist can help create the life of your dreams

Why everyone is beautiful

How attraction is linked to your personality

Confidence is key to being attractive

How would you view yourself as stranger passing by

Enjoy the show!

Connect with Sandy:

Website: https://www.sandyinfocus.com

https://www.confidencejam.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandyinfocus/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2ndvault

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandygrigsby/

Connect with Marc:

Website: http://www.kaschke.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaschke/

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Ep 053 Renée Warren: Business and Burnout Jan 18, 2022

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, inspirational speaker, author, and founder of We Wild Women, a platform that helps entrepreneurs start and scale their businesses.

She’s also the host of the celebrated podcast, Into the Wild, a program that features curated interviews with women entrepreneurs and provides actionable advice to women who are launching or growing their own dream businesses.

Renée firmly believes that the best advice comes from someone who has successfully done it before. Her approach to coaching comes from over 22 years of experience as an entrepreneur and unapologetic risk-taker.

When she’s not coaching or podcasting, Renée can be found spending time with her family. She also enjoys working out, reading business books, and refining her drumming skills.

In our conversation, Renée, as an entrepreneur, talked about her journey of becoming an entrepreneur at a young age and starting a business while being a new mom. Now she is passionate about coaching women in business. She also shared how owning your own business does not mean you get to work less. We also discussed:

Balancing starting a business while being a mom

Experiencing burnout from all of her personal and work related stress

Organizing your life while being a woman entrepreneur

Perfection doesn’t exist

How your mindset is the foundation to becoming a successful entrepreneur

Enjoy the show!

Connect with Renèe:

Website: www.wewildwomen.com

Instagram:@renee_warren

Connect with Marc:

Website: http://www.kaschke.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaschke/

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Ep 052 Maya Zack: How to Reset your Mindset Jan 11, 2022

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Maya Zack is an expert mindset coach, peak performance specialist & hypnotherapist. Based in the UK, she works internationally, and has helped hundreds of women set up or grow their business with ease and confidence through personal development. She helps create a focused and unstoppable entrepreneurial mindset on the deepest, subconscious level.

In our conversation, Maya talked about what the right questions to ask to improve your mindset are. She shared her personal experience with perfectionism. We also discuss:

How perfectionism can have a negative impact

How comparisons and generalizations like “why can’t I do this right” are so damaging

How social media can worsen perfectionism

Why ‘what if’ questions are great for your mind

What the Sedona method is

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Connect with Maya:

Website: https://youcandoanything.co.uk/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayazackmindset/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/youcandoanything.co.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayazack/

Connect with Marc:

Website: http://www.kaschke.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaschke/

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Ep 051 Emily Ransone: The EOS Crash Course Jan 04, 2022

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Emily Ransone loves to say she is enjoying a very multi-faceted career these days. As a business owner, EOS® Implementer (business coach), Peer Group Facilitator with Twelve Mavens, published author, sought-after speaker and workshop facilitator, and active community volunteer, Emily has developed a passion for helping clients, friends and colleagues get more of what they want from life.

In our conversation, Emily talked about what led her to leave corporate America after 14 years to pursue small business media. She shared her knowledge and insights on how the work environment can benefit from Implementing EOS. We also discuss:

The EOS journey to learning how to run a better business

Her book Growth Junkies Unite

A breakdown of how EOS helps run businesses

Why you need to give everyone a chance to have a voice

Why you don’t need an MBA to run a successful company

How you can be self taught to run a good business

Enjoy the show!

Connect with Emily:

Website :https://tractionforgrowth.com

Book: https://growthjunkiesunite.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyransone/

Connect with Marc:

Website: http://www.kaschke.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaschke/

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Ep 050 L'areal Lipkins: The Ultimate Guide to being Successful in Sales Dec 28, 2021

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L'areal Lipkins is a B2B sales expert, consultant, and speaker with over twelve years of experience teaching salespeople to convert more prospects into paying clients. Although L'areal has experience working with companies in over 50 industries, what really makes L'areal unique is that she makes sales very simple and repeatable. As a result, salespeople can quickly go from information to implementation and start seeing results immediately.

Before starting her consulting firm in 2018, L'areal was a sales trainer and consultant at the largest sales training company globally, with over 250+ locations worldwide.

L'areal has worked with Indeed, Oracle, Aflac, Wells Fargo, and Traveling Vineyards, just to name a few.

She has a bachelor's degree in Marketing from the University of North Texas and an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas.

In our conversation, L'areal talked about how she started as a marketing intern to a sales expert. She shared her knowledge and insights on how to improve as a sales person. We also discuss:

Why sales is much more than a conversation, it’s about building a relationship

Why you need to listen to your client instead of doing all the talking because a good sales person asks questions

How energy is contagious and it can impact you as a sales person

Why the process is more important than the numbers

Why “I don’t know” is a lazy term

Enjoy the show!

Connect with L'areal:

Website: https://www.lareallipkins.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lareallipkins/

Connect with Marc:

Website: http://www.kaschke.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaschke/

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EP 49 Garin Dem: One Percent Better Everyday Dec 21, 2021

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Garin is originally from Toronto and moved to Los Angeles in 2008. Throughout her life, Garin has volunteered with various philanthropic organizations and loves helping others with a firm belief to always be true to yourself. She is known for her love of books, art, music, culture and helping others Garin has been a professional for 20 years with several years of experience in training, development, and executive consulting within the entrepreneur and corporate leader space. She is passionate about helping business leaders in advancing personally and professionally. Her lifelong interest and formal studies in human behavior, finances, and human resources management give her the insights and skills to empower her clients and help them unlock their highest potential.

In our conversation, Garin talked about her personal experience with imposter syndrome. She shared her knowledge and insights on how to combat imposter syndrome. We also discuss:

· How you can get one percent better everyday

· Everybody has fears and how you can overcome them

· The importance of organization and balancing responsibilities to better yourself each day

· The common myths of having a positive mindset

· Why you can’t do everything yourself

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Connect with Garin:

Website: https://garindem.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gardemexecutivetconsultant

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garin.dem/?hl=en

Connect with Marc:

Website: http://www.kaschke.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaschke/

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Ep 048 Jaclyn Strauss: Efficiency Meets Perfection Dec 14, 2021

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Show Notes: Jaclyn Strauss, CPA, Founder of 2ndvault

- Pursing Perfect Podcast with Marc Kaschke

- EP 048 Jaclyn Strauss: Efficiency Meets Perfection

Jaclyn Strauss, CPA is a mid-level executive for a Fortune 100 company with multiple passions. She is the founder of her own company called 2nd Vault and has become a leading efficiency expert by putting her skills and knowledge to work by creating a secure place for families to digitally organize themselves with the thinking done for them. Jaclyn leads with her heart in all that she does and has a passion to serve the greater good of her local community and beyond.

In our conversation, Jaclyn talked about what led her to create her company, 2ndvault. She shared her knowledge and insights on the efficiency of using 2ndvault. We also discuss:

· How 2ndvault started

· How 2ndvault works

· The benefits of using 2ndvault

· The security protection 2ndvault uses

· What led Jaclyn to becoming an entrepreneur

Enjoy the show!

Connect with Jaclyn:

Website: 2ndvault.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2ndvault/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2ndvault

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2ndvault/

Connect with Marc:

Website: http://www.kaschke.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaschke/

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Ep 047 Mayra Leen: Hypnotized by Perfection Dec 07, 2021

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Mayra Leen, Hypnotherapist and Founder

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- EP 047 Mayra Leen: Hypnotized by Perfection

Mayra Leen is a certified hypnotherapist and founder of Be Out of Your Mind, a company with a mission to inspire people to boldly follow their bliss and get outside of their survival brain. She’s a Latina who’s led teams in fortune 500 companies, holds degrees from Baylor University and Northwestern University, and now openly shares her joy journey on social media.

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In our conversation, Mayra talks about how we all have intuition within us. Mayra helps her clients through hypnotherapy to heal from their past trauma as well as other issues such as wanting to lose weight or help determine what illness they have. She also discussed her definition of what perfection is. We also discuss:

Mayra’s journey from the business world to hypnotherapy