TrailBlazers Impact

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 179 - How to Advocate for Native American People and Culture | Julie Garreau Aug 20, 2021

Show notes

Julie Garreau’s passion for preserving the Native American culture and language in South Dakota is exhibited through her role as a dedicated youth advocate. As executive director of the Cheyenne River Youth Project (CRYP) since its 1988 inception, she has seen its expansion from a tiny one-room youth center to a comprehensive multiservice youth and family services organization. Julie hopes that CRYP will become a model for other communities to follow as they develop effective, sustainable, culturally relevant youth programming. In the last six years, Julie and her staff launched the innovative, groundbreaking Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Lakota Arts Institute, Waniyetu Wowapi Art Park, and RedCan Graffiti Jam (recipient of Americans for the Arts’ 2017 Robert E. Gard Award) at the CRYP campus. In 2019, RedCan was one of 50 projects honored through the Americans for the Arts’ PAN Year in Review program. That same year, Julie received the Americans for the Arts’ Arts Education Award, and she joined Arts South Dakota’s Board of Directors. In this episode, Julie talks about her passion for the youth and advocating for the restoration of her community’s culture and language. Listen in to learn the importance of being passionate in whatever you do to find happiness and fulfillment in it. You will also learn the value of advocating for the preservation of indigenous people’s culture.

Key Takeaways:

How to be passionate in what you do to be happy and feel accomplished
The importance of taking care of a community to preserve its language and culture
How to be a servant leader who is willing to do what they want to see done
How to be compassionate and kind to other people

www.TrailBlazersImpact.com

Ep. 178 - How to Control Your Health Data | Debi Willis Aug 17, 2021

Show notes

Would you like to have direct access and control over your own healthcare data? Debi Willis tells us why she created a program that helps patients do this at no cost at all. Debi is a software engineer and the CEO and Founder of PatientLink Enterprise. She and her team build software (MyLinks.com and MyPatientLink.com) that allows patients to link and share their data with their physicians and researchers. Healthcare is too fractured and our personal health data is spread across multiple healthcare systems. She believes the causes and solutions to many of our illnesses can be found among all those data points. Linking people to their data to give them a better view of their health - and also linking them to each other - will allow us all to help find cures, improving the lives of those we love and those who come after us. Giving a personal view of their health is the purpose of their consumer-facing MyLinks product! In this episode, she shares what provoked her to start her business and how she has continued to grow it, closing in more gaps in the healthcare sector. Listen in to learn how to be prepared emotionally and financially when starting a new business. You will also learn how to understand who you are to overcome any challenges you face as an entrepreneur.

Key Takeaways:

How to be emotionally and financially prepared for the first few months of starting a business
Learn to understand who you are and stop comparing yourself to become successful
How to smartly split time between work and family, so you don’t neglect one over the other
How not to be afraid when pursuing who you are and what you believe in

www.TrailBlazersImpact.com

Ep. 177 - How to Enjoy A Career from a King’s Residence to the Open Seas: Elisabeth Vogel Aug 13, 2021

Show notes

Elisabeth Vogel was born in Heidelberg, Germany, and trained at Kempinski Vier Jahreszeiten, a 5-star hotel in Munich. Hear about her experience working as the Assistant Executive Housekeeper for King Hussein in Jordan. She is an expert at treating guests like royalty! Experienced in all aspects of hospitality including kitchen, service, housekeeping, and finance, Elisabeth Vogel is a hotel director for Azamara Pursuit. She was formerly a food and beverage manager for Azamara and is an excellent host with an eye for the overall picture and leadership for the team. She has always gone for the jobs that were fun and what she thought would suit her best. In this episode, Elisabeth shares her interesting career journey from a personal assistant to a rich and famous German family to working for King Hussein of Jordan. Listen in to learn about the joy of finding fun and joy in a career you enjoy even when it doesn’t have a fancy title. You will also learn how to be a fair and empowering leader who leads by example.

Key Takeaways:

How to be fair, firm, and consistent with your team as a leader
How to lead with example as a woman leader to empower other women
Why you should go for a career in what you like to do and what you’re good at

www.TrailBlazersImpact.com

Ep. 175 - How to Help Domestic Violence Survivors | Crystal Justice and Lata Sharma Aug 10, 2021

Show notes

Even though rarely talked about, the issue of domestic violence is much more common than you might think, and mostly affects women and communities of color. Crystal Justice has more than 18 years of experience dealing with the issue and will help us understand it better. Crystal Justice is the Chief External Affairs Officer for the National Domestic Violence Hotline. She provides communication and fundraising leadership for the only 24/7 365 days hotline in the nation, serving victims and survivors via calls, chats, and texts. Lata Sharma is the founder of I Am Safe Now, a company building a complete safety solution by using wearable technology. In this episode, Crystal talks about the purpose of the National Domestic Violence Hotline in helping domestic violence survivors. Listen in to learn how the pandemic increased the rate of survivors’ risk for abuse due to stress, financial strain, and isolation. You will also learn how to look out for warning signs of domestic violence on a friend or family and how to react in such situations.

Key Takeaways:

How to take care of yourself mentally and emotionally as a domestic violence survivor
How to look out for warning signs in survivors and explore safe conversations
How to approach a survivor sharing their experience without judgment and with validation

www.TrailblazersImpact.com

Ep. 176 - How to Improve Global Society through Housing | Elizabeth Glenn Aug 10, 2021

Show notes

Elizabeth Scott Glenn has traveled the world working on housing issues, from Ecuador and Turkey to South Africa and Australia. She retired as the deputy director of the Baltimore County Department of Planning to make an impact on the world. She is currently the Chair of the US Africa Collaborative. She will be convening a dynamic collaborative of academics and housing professionals from the US, South Africa, United Kingdom, and other African countries to address the challenges and opportunities within the human settlements and sustainable communities’ sectors. In this episode, Elizabeth talks about her career in housing development and human settlement at the global level. Listen in to learn about the US Africa Collaborative and the advantages of bringing together professionals from different fields and parts of the world for development. You will also learn the importance of forming loving and respectable relationships in the housing sector to achieve equality.

Key Takeaways:

How to build a better world by influencing the policymakers on issues of housing and resources
How we can learn to love each other without limitations and qualifications for a better world
How to show up authentically and with perseverance and overcome life’s challenges

www.TrailBlazersImpact.com

Ep. 174 - How to Start and Grow as an Online Entrepreneur | Case Lane Aug 06, 2021

Show notes

Have you ever wanted to start an online business? Case Lane is an entrepreneur, a global writer, traveler, and observer to the future. She helps people achieve lifestyle freedom by fulfilling their dream to become an entrepreneur through her website, Ready Entrepreneur, podcasts, books, and courses. From foreign service diplomat to owner of nine businesses, Case has a formula for getting you ready to start into the world of entrepreneurship. Educated in communications, political science, business, law, and economics, she has lived and worked all over the world as a reporter, diplomat, and digital media corporate executive. Building from her interests in international relations and technology, Case envisions a next-century world where the essential battle is between the advancement of technology and the instincts of our basic humanity. In one of her book series, The Life Online series, the majority of people are non-technologists who have to learn to live and manage in a technology-controlled world that they do not understand. In this episode, Case explains how she started her online business and shares winning tips on how you can successfully do the same too. Listen in to learn the importance of pursuing different work interests that might eventually be beneficial when choosing a permanent career. You will also learn winning tips on how to choose, start, and grow a profitable online business.

Key Takeaways:

How to keep growing and expanding your career by pursuing different interests
How to prepare to persevere through all the ups and downs that come with being a business owner
The importance of forming meaningful relationships that might be beneficial to your business
How to align your passion and the possibilities available when pursuing online entrepreneurship

www.TrailBlazersImpact.com

Ep. 173 - How to Impact Women’s Issues Globally | Wendee Wechsberg Aug 04, 2021

Show notes

Would you like to make an impact on women’s issues globally? Educating and empowering women in underprivileged communities while helping them escape illegal cultural practices requires collaboration, not competition. Wendee Wechsberg is a role model on how to create community impact globally. Wendee M. Wechsberg is making a huge impact on the world in gender equality and preventing substance abuse and HIV. She is the Director of the Substance Use, Gender, and Applied Research Program at RTI International. RTI is an independent nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. She started her career in 1977 as an addiction clinician and later as a treatment director. She devoted her career full-time to applied research in 1994 using both mixed methods to develop and test the efficacy of HIV prevention interventions among diverse populations of substance abusers. In this episode, Wendee talks about the functions and operations of RTI International globally and mostly in Asia and African countries. Listen in to learn the importance of focusing on collaborations and education to make an impact on issues affecting underprivileged communities. You will also learn the importance of having a passion to make an impact, especially when it comes to community work.

Key Takeaways:

How to impact communities through collaborations on things that matter
How to stay humble and loving when working in the humanitarian sector
How to empower the future generation of women through education in the grassroots

For more on Wendee, access her guest page: www.TrailBlazersImpact.com

Ep. 172 - How to Advocate for Women Tech Founders | Kate Brodock Aug 03, 2021

Show notes

Kate Brodock has played a huge part in advocating for gender equity and diversity in the tech space by funding women-owned tech startups. She shares a lot of tips and advice she has acquired through her more than 15-year career. Kate Brodock is Founding Partner of W Fund, a VC investing in underrepresented-led tech startups, and CEO of Women 2.0. She has lived in the tech startup world for over 15 years and has played an active leadership role in the women in tech ecosystem for over a decade, having previously led a global organization focused on women in technology and entrepreneurship as its President for several years. In this episode, Kate talks about her passion for empowering women in the tech space through capital funding. Listen in to learn how to have a robust go-to-market strategy, profitability potential, and founders’ coachability to attract investors to your startup. You will also learn some tips on how to reassess your time and effectively have a balance between work and life.

Key Takeaways:

Start hitting customer acquisition by having the ability to distinguish high-quality customers
How to shift your mindset on how you approach work and life to find a balance
The importance of finding mentors and advisors as a startup founder and how to find them

www.TrailBlazersImpact.com

Ep. 171 - How to Be Paid What You are Worth | Lisa Gillette Jul 30, 2021

Show notes

Lisa Gillette - Do you want a bigger salary for the work you do? Are you getting equal pay to your male counterparts? Do you want to discover the secret questions to ask yourself when starting a business or pitching? Find out how you can get clearer on what you are offering. Do you know what NLP is and how it can be used as a career woman? Lisa Gillette is an equal pay activist, a speaker, and a certified executive coach focused on women's leadership. She has always fought for equal pay and equal rights even when she was in the corporate setting, and only started her business BIG SKY Coaching & Consulting to help solve the need. In this episode, Lisa explains how she grew a successful career by use of NLP to get clear on what she offers as both a career and businesswoman. Listen in to learn how to start speaking in ways that you are seen, heard, and understood as a woman leader with mostly male colleagues. You will also learn the importance of asking for support and using your unique talents to bring change as a woman leader.

Key Takeaways:

How to grow your career that is in alignment with your priorities and values
How to speak in a way you’re seen, heard, and understood as a woman leader in business
Having the courage to become the change you want to see by starting where you are
How to use the unique talents that you have to make a difference as a woman leader

www.TrailBlazersImpact.com

Ep. 170 - How to Employ Strategic Leadership | Paula Marshall Jul 27, 2021

Show notes

Paula Marshall runs her organization with the philosophy of honoring everyone and helping people be successful. She also has a personal mission statement that allows her to better balance work and other important things. It’s all about a strategic approach to leadership. Paula Marshall has served as the CEO for Bama Companies since 1984 and provides strategic leadership and direction to the organization. Bama companies is a family-owned business that specializes in frozen desserts and baked goods distributing to large companies like McDonald's. In this episode, Paula lets us in on her strategic leadership approach which entails helping people be their best and find success. Listen in to learn the importance of caring for your employees' mental and emotional wellbeing as a leader for the success of your organization. You will also learn how to find your passion and prioritize what’s important to you to find a work-life balance.

Key Takeaways:

Why you should only stay in a job if you are passionate enough about it to help in the growth
Learning how to prioritize and balance life and work earlier on in your career
How to help employees deal with their emotional damages so they can perform better
How to discover your true passion and what you’re willing to give up on to find balance in your life
How to help people find themselves and perform at their best as a leader

www.TrailBlazersImpact.com

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected