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Ep. 169 -How to Be a Transformation Fairy Godmother | Joanna Bloor Jul 23, 2021

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Who is the now you? Who is the future you? Your potential, your possibilities, who you will be tomorrow? Making these decisions transforms how you introduce and talk about yourself. You will love Joanna Bloor’s stories of CBS, Ted Talks, Microsoft, and Cinderella as a transformation fairy godmother of the future you and your potential. Joanna Bloor describes herself as potentialist, adventurer, and aspiring fairy godmother. She believes that it’s time for us humans to rethink how we take on the modern working world. Joanna is on a mission to identify and articulate people’s human value and their place in the next chapter of the working world. In this episode, Joanna describes how she ‘accidentally’ became an entrepreneur, plus how she now transforms how people approach work. Listen in to learn how to teach to empower your potential customers before trying to sell them your product. You will also learn how to show up with confidence and authenticity to find success as an entrepreneur in your 50s.

Key Takeaways:

How not to necessarily use technology as your only path to success in your business
Teach to empower your clients with your product instead of trying to sell to them
How to show up with confidence and authenticity for people to value what you bring
Utilize different tech tools and leverage those knowledgeable than you to brand your business
Finding a community that thinks like you to support you in your ambitions other than your family

Ep. 168 - Leadership, Problem Solving and Empathy in the Work Setting | Jean Kelley and Daniel Lieberman Jul 20, 2021

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How well do you understand the inner workings of the male and female brain in a work setting? Do you practice empathy as an individual or as a leader in your organization? Jean Kelley and Daniel Lieberman team up to explain both topics. Listen in to learn how the male and female brains work and how they can help each other navigate leadership at the workplace. You will also learn some tips and exercises that can help you develop empathy.

Key Takeaways:

How to be more aware of sexual harassment at the workplace as a woman
How you can increase your immune system by increasing your empathy
How to build empathy by being curious and asking questions

Ep. 167 - How to Use Adversity as Energy | Shannon Martin Jul 16, 2021

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Shannon Martin is a family nurse practitioner who owns and operates two medical clinics, Health ReLeaf, with duty for the supervision of healthcare providers, administrators, and ancillary staff. The practice maintains two clinics serving residents of Anne Arundel County and surrounding areas with one clinic located in the north county (Glen Burnie) and the other in south county (Edgewater). She figured out how to leverage her academic experience and her early professional experience into a business with two medical clinics providing primary care services in Central Maryland. In this episode, Shannon shares her story of overcoming life’s obstacles and achieving her dreams through determination, plus her career journey and what she does. Listen in to learn the value of determination in overcoming adversity and achieving your long-term goals. You will also learn what it means to be a nurse practitioner as opposed to being just a registered nurse.

Key Takeaways:

The value of having a role model to inspire you to strive for success and a better life
How to be self-directed to reach your dreams when there’s no one else to direct you
How to be tenacious to overcome life’s obstacles and find success
Why you should consider getting the Covid-19 jab to protect not only yourself but those you love

Ep. 165 - How to Overcome Ageism | Bonnie Marcus Jul 09, 2021

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Do you hold some age beliefs about yourself as a woman, especially in the workplace? Women ageism is real, and Bonnie Marcus, helps women overcome these beliefs and become more empowered in their careers. Bonnie Marcus is an executive coach, author, speaker, and podcast host of Badass Women at Any Age. She’s passionate about helping women over 50 step into their power and take charge of their careers. She is committed to guiding these women on how to step into their full potential and find their authentic and unique paths forward. In this episode, Bonnie talks about gender inequality in the corporate world plus the impact of ageism today. Listen in to learn how you can leverage your talents to establish your value at the office or out of it as a woman over 50. You will also learn how to eliminate your limiting beliefs about age to become empowered in whatever you do.

Key Takeaways:

How to leverage your talents and offer value when pivoting into a new career as a woman over 50
Learn to be curious and take advantage of opportunities in your way other than your job
How to overcome your limiting beliefs about age at the workplace

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZD4jDrEEvBVH1atmJ5VmZQ

Ep. 164 - How to Reach Your Full Potential as a Leader | Phyllis Newhouse Jul 06, 2021

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Are you using your full life potential to make the greatest impact in the world? Are you supporting other women around you to be even better at what they do? Phyllis Newhouse has discovered the two and merged them to continue making a lasting impact. Phyllis Newhouse is an entrepreneur, retired military senior noncommissioned officer, mentor, Founder and CEO of Xtreme Solutions, Inc., and Founder of ShoulderUp. A pioneer in cybersecurity, she is the first woman to win an Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year award in the technology category. In this episode, Phyllis explains how she realized her full potential in leadership plus her passion for supporting women leaders. Listen in to learn how you can use your full life potential to make the greatest impact in the world. You will also learn the power of supporting other women and walking with them every step of the way.

Key Takeaways:

How to realize your purpose and exercise your potential to be who you want to be
How to increase your level of potential by not putting roadblocks you can’t overcome
The power of living out your potential to achieve what’s unimaginable
How to be a responsible and empowering leader who leads by example and maintains consistency

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Ep. 163 - How to Build Meaningful Connections | Susan McPherson Jul 02, 2021

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Susan McPherson is a serial connector, seasoned communicator, and author of The Lost Art of Connecting. She’s also the founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies, a communications consultancy focused on the intersection of brands and social impact. Susan shifted from the corporate world in 2013 and started her own business without any hope of succeeding long-term. In this episode, Susan shares the wins and mistakes of her entrepreneurial journey and the lessons she has learned. Listen in to learn what it takes to start and run a successful virtual business for many years. You will also learn the power of building meaningful connections and relationships that you might leverage in many years to come.

Key Takeaways:

The importance of overcommunicate as a business operating virtually in 2021
How to get out of your own way in your business and hire people who can do what you can’t
How to build meaningful connections as part of your marketing strategy
The importance of having 6 months of saving when you’re starting a business
How to build long-term relationships that you can leverage in the future

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Ep. 162 - How to Be a Global Thought Leader |May Snowden Jun 29, 2021

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May Snowden is on the cutting edge of addressing change. She is an independent strategist, consultant, educator, facilitator, speaker, and executive coach. She has more than 20 years of experience and insightfully creates and leads initiatives that strengthen corporate cultures and brand identification while improving relations with customers and vendors. In this episode, May talks about how corporations and small businesses can create a leadership environment. Listen in to learn how you can build a culture within an organization’s leadership. You will also learn why you need to be exposed, experience, educated, and empathetic towards different people.

Key Takeaways:

How to build a culture around an organization’s leadership
How to be part of the systemic change
How to contribute towards a society as women using our voices and power
How not to be afraid of making mistakes and knowing how to ask for forgiveness when you do
How to get exposed, experience, educate, and have empathy for people

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Ep. 161 - How to Excel at Digital Marketing : Dorothy Vernon-Brown Jun 25, 2021

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Have you struggled with marketing in the online arena? Dorothy Vernon-Brown is a small business marketing strategist & coach on a mission to help local small business owners. Dorothy is the founder of AKB² Small Business Marketing and is the co-founder of AutomateSmart.ly which leverages the explosive power of digital automation including emails, chatbots, SMS, and mobile wallets so that business owners can quickly grow and scale by putting their marketing on autopilot. She helps struggling business owners and entrepreneurs find effective ways to get new customers. In this episode, Dorothy shares some top marketing tips that help entrepreneurs identify their target customers and connect with them. Listen in to learn how Dorothy helps entrepreneurs run their marketing on systems for resilience and sustainability over silos that easily break them. You will also learn the importance of digitizing your business in every way possible to keep it relevant in this digital age.

Key Takeaways:

How to identify with your target audience and connect with them before selling to them
How to build trust with potential customers by providing value before asking them for a bigger commitment
Grow your justifiable business idea by starting with a strategy and staying persistent and consistent

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YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZD4jDrEEvBVH1atmJ5VmZQ

Ep. 160 - Automation is the Future of Technology | Deepa Sarojammal Jun 21, 2021

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Deepa Sarojammal is the CEO of Reflections, an organization established in 1999 by a veteran team from Accenture. She has 23 years of experience working in Fortune 500 organizations improving their IT services. In her last position, she grew business units by more than 500% over five years, helping deliver quality IT services at scale. In this episode, Deepa shares her career journey as a woman in tech and how Reflections is helping small and medium-sized companies upgrade their technology.

Listen in to learn why automation is the future of technology and how it will impact businesses and job opportunities. You will also understand the importance of introducing technology to students early to expand the tech industry.

Key Takeaways:

How not to be afraid of taking hard tasks and take the opportunity to learn
Make technology a differentiator to connect you to the consumer and pivot during a crisis
The importance of finding collaborators to help take your tech business to the next level
How to start teaching students technology at an early age to pique their interest
How to get customer visibility with technology during the pandemic
The importance of finding a mentor to help guide you in your tech career

Ep. 159 - How to Transform Your Organization | Monika Moss Gransberry Jun 18, 2021

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Are you taking the action to live the life you want to live? To balance your life and work whether you work from home or from the office? Our guest today coaches women to focus on what they want to do as they grow their business. Monika Moss-Gransberry is an entrepreneur, business coach, author, organizational consultant, and founder of MKM management consulting. For 30 years, she has dedicated her talents to transforming organizations and building the capacity of individuals in them. In this episode, Monika talks about the organizational work she does and how her business virtually pivoted during the pandemic. Listen in to learn the importance of getting a coach to help you navigate your life while scaling your business. You will also learn how to pivot to what you truly want to do during and after the pandemic.

Key Takeaways:

How to plan a life that will sustain you after retiring from what you’re doing now
Learn to prioritize yourself before anyone else and do what will make you enjoy life
How to grow your business balance and be better in your personal life by getting a coach
How to focus and pivot to what you really want to do during and after the pandemic
Take small steps of treating yourself with care and grace to make a difference in your life

www.TrailBlazersImpact.com

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZD4jDrEEvBVH1atmJ5VmZQ

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