She Leads Me

Have you ever felt betrayed in your business before? Have you experienced someone taking your lifelong work and using the "copy and paste" method to make some quick cash? 

How are we then supposed to handle it? Do we ignore it? Do we dare take a stand or will we experience massive judgement? 

As I experienced that myself this year, I looked around and noticed that no one has spoken openly about this, yet many have experienced it. Today we are turning on the microphone to open up this discussion in a raw and real way. 

A proud mother of 2 beautiful teenage girls, Diji Shujahi is the managing partner of a successful international Events and Media company. She is based in the Philippines while managing companies in India and Dubai. Brought up in Abu Dhabi – UAE, with exposure to a multi-cultural and colorful life, Diji had the fortune of growing up in a talented family who encouraged her to stand on stage and find her voice. Having a loving mother, a father with a passion for producing movies and theatrical plays, and a brother who loves music and choreographed many plays and festivals.

With a vast experience in public relations, marketing, media, public speaking, and hosting, Diji has been in the media scene for the past 18 years: Emceeing and hosting TV shows, Festivals, Cultural and government events. She is the host of Women of Arabia and the producer of the My Ride Expo Manila and the YxO Manila TV show. Leveling UP during a Pandemic is her debut book as an author. She enjoys reading, journaling, yoga, nature, long walks, and cooking.

Host of Women of Arabia
CEO of Pinnacle Events

Social/Links

https://www.instagram.com/dijishujahi/

https://www.facebook.com/DijiShujahiPage/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/diji-shujahi-71737b72/

http://dijishujahi.com

As a Health and Success Coach, Kelly Travis helps ambitious, high achieving women realize they don’t have to “should” their way to success in life or business. Through her programs and speaking, Kelly helps women realize what they actually want for themselves, ditch limiting beliefs and excuses, and create a sustainable action plan to achieve their big scary goals. Her brave, sassy and always approachable coaching style encourages women to take a cold hard look at their habits, mindset, boundaries, and everything that goes into creating a life on their terms. 

She has an extensive background in health and counseling, is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where she earned her certification as a Holistic Health Coach and an accredited Integrative Enneagram practitioner. Her passion for empowering others to reach their goals started in college, where she was a collegiate All-American runner at UNC-Charlotte, and earned her Bachelor of Science in Public Health from Central Michigan University.

Danielle Hayden is a reformed corporate CFO who is on a mission to help rule-breaking female entrepreneurs understand their numbers so they can gain the confidence needed to create sustainable profits.

After spending 10+ years in the boardroom as a corporate finance officer, Danielle is now in her sweet spot as the co-owner of Kickstart Accounting, Inc. where she helps business owners with bookkeeping, financial analysis, and education and as the author of the Profit Planner book series. 

When Danielle isn’t crunching numbers on her clients’ behalf or crafting the next iteration of the Profit Planner, you can find her hanging with her two kids as she inspires them to lead their fullest lives or doing any, and almost every fitness-related activity ranging from Spartan races to pilates.

Social/Links

https://www.instagram.com/kickstartaccounting/

@daniellehayden__oh

https://www.facebook.com/DanielleHaydenOH

https://profitplannerbookkeeping.com/

A southern California native, LaDawn is a Strategic Advisor and CEO of the VOS Group where  together with her team they grow your bottom line. Her client base reaches across the US into  the UK, India, Africa and is currently expanding into the Middle East and Asia.  

With over twenty years of hands on experience and a featured contributor on International  Business news channels she has delivered results to Fortune 100 companies and the solutions  have resulted in:  

-50% reduction in operating expenses 

-Save $1.1 million in annual payroll 

-47% improvement in logistics operations and shipping time frames Her Background:  

She is trained in Six Sigma Green Belt process improvement and Technology Project  Management, delivering quantifiable results for her clients. Her career started when, growing  up, she worked along side her family in their business.  

Her Why:  

After surviving a major corporate lay-off of not only herself, but her bosses and co-workers, she  is passionate about working with business owners to increase the revenue in their business and  streamline processes to create a stable foundation that deepens the customer base so the  company can avoid 'lay-off' trap.  

Visit www.vosgroup.org to learn more

Gloria Chou is a former TV producer and U.S. Diplomat who has spent her entire career using various media to tell impactful stories that create opportunity. 

She never had fancy industry contacts or agency affiliation, so she had to learn how to “hack” her own PR  by cold calling/emailing thousands of editors. That’s why she believes that PR shouldn’t be a luxury item only for later stage companies. 

She is now a PR Guru with a mission to help early stage founders “hack” their own PR — without EVER spending a penny on ads or agencies! Her unique 3 step method is proven to help founders gain credibility and traction without breaking the bank.

www.gloriachoupr.com and www.prstarterpack.com

When we share our stories, we connect with each other at a deeper level. When we make friends with our fear, we can step into who we're meant to be.

Working as a brand strategist with businesses of all sizes - from big brands like Five Guys to brand new entrepreneurs - for the past two decades, Melanie once drove 7,000 miles in 3 weeks on the Live Your Brand Tour to find out why great brands work. The HUMANS were at the center of everything. 

Along the way, she noticed that every human had a personal story to share along with their brand story. Diving into the methodology of writing branded talks, she saw an even bigger pattern - people wanted to write their talks, yet focused on what they had to do at their "real job" instead of their bigger impact in the world. She knew she had to change this.

As an international keynote speaker, brand storyteller, and public speaking trainer, Melanie took all of her corporate & personal branding experience and created a safe place for Kickass Humans to write the talks they needed to write so they could share it with the world through her course, SPEAK With Confidence. 

Melanie & her Crew travel the world creating branded experiences for humans like you to find your stories, build your confidence, and amplify your voices through their corporate public speaking and pitch trainings. 

When Melanie’s not playing with speakers & corporate folks or rocking the stage, she's living the vacation life - bouncing between Denver, a lake in Western New York, and coastal Florida chasing sunrises with her husband and her pup. 

Find out more at melaniespring.com
Follow Melanie on IG 

The epidemic that is taking over the business world: The Copy and Paste Model. 

Heather Simpson speaks loud and clear about what it looks like to step into your brilliance, and how to do so with that #CEOBoss confidence. 

Ryann Liebl is a filmmaker, writer, director and actress. Born and raised in the Midwest, Ryann started acting at fourteen and was landing roles in professional theater by the age of sixteen.

At eighteen she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting dreams full time. Her first job was as a guest star for a CBS series where she worked alongside fellow Midwestener Dennis Farina. She's worked alongside John Travolta, Zachary Quinto, and Joe Manganiello among many others.

Applying everything she'd learned, Ryann started producing and directing, founding her own production company REL Films, whose first feature, "Mags & Julie Go On A Road Trip" is being released on Thanksgiving 2020 and pre-orders are available on iTunes now! 

Social/Links:

website www.magsandjulie.com

facebook.com/RELfilm 

IG @magsandjulesmovie

     @ryannlieblisreal

Anne-Marie Faiola is the founder and CEO of Bramble Berry Handcraft Provisions (www.brambleberry.com), a company that sells soapmaking and DIY supplies. From founding the business in her kitchen with funding on a credit card to employing over 100 people in Whatcom County, she’s an in-the-trenches entrepreneur with many lessons learned along the way.

Anne-Marie is the author of Live Your Best Day Ever: Thirty-Five Strategies for Daily Success, where she shows that habit-based living is the key to hitting your goals, and three soapmaking books Pure Soapmaking, Soap Crafting, and Milk Soaps. She also stars in the popular YouTube channel SoapQueen.TV with over 32 million views and over 100 DIY videos.

Anne-Marie was named one of the top 50 entrepreneurs in America by President Obama’s Small Business Administration, won Businesswoman of the Year (Washington State) from the Women’s Business Owners of Washington, was honored as the Best Businessperson in Whatcom County and Best Small Business for Whatcom County. Forbes Small Businesses and Winning Workplaces named Anne-Marie one of the Best Bosses in America. She has her Masters Degree in Business Administration from the Heriot-Watt Business School, her Entrepreneurial Masters from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Nutritional Therapy Degree from South Puget Sound College (Nutritional Therapy Association)  and recently attended Chicago Booth School of Business for post-MBA work in finance, mergers & acquisition.

She currently serves on the Whatcom Community College Foundation board, serves as the Learning Chair for the Professional Investor Network (part of the Young President’s Organization) and is on the steering committee for the Chicago Booth School of Executive Education program for YPO. This mother of two active kids loves to talk business, non-traditional investments, time management, creativity, and fitness. In her spare time, she loves to read, run, collect wine, hike, scuba dive, ski, make cheese, brew kombucha, bake bread, cook and raise odd animals like prehistoric horseshoe crabs.

Today we talk all things communication with Kane Intentional Communication Institute founder, Cynthia Kane. This is a timely conversation as we all continue to navigate COVID-friendly avenues of communication. 

In addition to her work with the Kane Intentional Communication Institute, Cynthia is also a certified meditation and mindfulness instructor. She helps men and women change the way they communicate so they feel more confident and present in their interactions and has taught over 50,000 people how to speak in a kind, honest, and helpful way through her bestselling books, DailyOM Courses (How to Communicate Like a Buddhist and Turn Off the Enemy in Your Mind), online workshops, and Intentional Communication Training Program, and Instructor Training Program. 

What’s something that surprised you about today’s episode? 

http://cynthiakane.com/

Today’s guest is a Clean Beauty Creator and CEO, with a resume that will make your eyes pop out! She is the founder of @beborganic and co-founder of @furtunaskin, @bambinifurtuna, and @kelsenproducts, among many other accomplishments. 

This clean beauty pioneer has made it her mission to promote safe and natural ingredients in beauty products. You’ll find her working hands-on with doctors, nurses and lab chemists -- researching and developing clean beauty products that propel the industry forward. 

We can’t wait to hear what you think about this business guru and beauty expert! 

Dr. Christine Kaczmar is known as ‘The Digestion Doc’. 

She is a functional medicine doctor in Metro-Detroit Michigan. Combined with her own custom formulations and proprietary Gut Protocol, Dr. Christine helps people all over the world who have Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis, and other digestive challenges. 

She is the author of ‘Gut Check’ How The Broken Medical Model Is Creating More Sickness And Why Timeless Healing Principles Are Needed Now’. You may also listen to Dr. Christine every Tuesday on the ‘Smart Digestion Radio’ podcast. 

To learn more about Dr. Christine, visit WorkWithDrChristine.com 

Follow her on IG HERE

As a successful business owner...

You have the incredible potential to create the life you want and the income to support it, but you have to make sure all the right pieces are in place to make it happen. If you've been killing yourself to grow your business but aren't seeing the results you need, listen up!

My friend Hilary Hendershott is offering a training to help you change your financial course!

What if you had enough money to live your dream life? To travel and save for retirement? To finally have freedom of choice in your business and your finances?

As a listener to the show, you get access to this training for FREE!
Go to hilaryhendershott.com/sheleadsme now! 

Today’s guest knows a thing or two about working in a male-dominated industry! Daina Falk is the founder of Hungry Fan, the go-to brand for Game Day recipes, products, and reviews. Her book, The Hungry Fan’s Game Day Cookbook, features recipes from star athletes like Serena Williams and LeBron James (say what?!).

Daina has been a sports lover for what feels like forever! She has worked as a freelance journalist for three Superbowls and the Olympics, and made guest appearances on the Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Today Show among others. 

Daina fell in love with sports early on - and a lot can be traced back to her dad David Falk who is a pioneer in the sporting industry.

You’re sure to be impressed with this guest -- even if you aren’t a sports guru yourself! Daina was a total blast to hang out with, we know you’ll love listening in!... and find yourself wanting some snacks 

Find Daina's website HERE
Follow her on IG HERE 

Elena Christopoulos is a scientist and sustainability expert with over 20 years of expertise as a Sustainability and Political Consultant who “walks the talk of sustainability.” 

She is the Principal of ECMC and in early 2000 she implemented the first urban wind turbine in North America. Located in downtown Toronto, it took more than 250 homes off the power grid. She also created the first feed-in-tariff program to support this effort. Last year, Elena was named Toronto’s Woman of the Year for her work designing and implementing wind turbines and solar arrays in Canada, Greece, Germany, England, and the US. She travels between the US, Canada, and Europe working on, implementing and speaking about diverse alternative energy, clean tech, water conservation, and climate action projects and programs. She has created over 500,000 green jobs throughout the world and she is just getting started. 

She has managed over 40 successful political campaigns throughout the world and it is her goal to get more women into politics. 

Elena is a strong advocate for women as a mentor, peer, colleague and friend. As a woman with a career in #STEM It is her goal to increase the number of female environmental scientists from 28% to 50% over her lifetime and to continue to develop #STEM programs. She is a Board Member of the YMCA in Santa Monica, past President of the UNA-USA Pasadena Chapter, Commissioner on the Status of Women with the City of Santa Monica and the Founder and President of the Santa Monica Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA). 

Ms. Christopoulos is a rape survivor and became a Commissioner with the City of Santa Monica to give a voice to women who do not have one, for the women whose lives have been taken; this unfortunate list goes on and on. Elena continues to speak truth to power She hopes to continue the dialogue about rape culture and to one day put an end to it. As a Board Member of Peace Over Violence, Elena shared her story as a survivor and was instrumental in the #MeToo movement amplifying the voice of Tarana Burke; first in Los Angeles and now throughout the world. She is also working on the #MeToo movement for women in science and in #STEM with Anita Hill, the ERA (Equal Right 

Advocates) and the Feminist Majority (the group that started Ms. Magazine). By continuing to speak truth to power, #MeToo will not just be a moment, but a movement. 

“I believe survivors; your stories and I stand with you and support you. It is time that this becomes the new normal. Thank you to all who have supported me. I appreciate and love you.” 

Meet Rachel and Jessica of The Sensory Project! 

The Sensory Project Club is a one-of-a-kind sensory membership website, a brainchild of two pediatric Occupational Therapy Assistants! Rachel and Jessica also own and operate All Things Sensory, an online sensory school dedicated to empowering families and caregivers to create strong, confident children. 

As if that wasn’t enough, this dynamic duo also run a podcast and blog where they share tips related to your child’s sensory development on their blog and podcast (@thesensoryprojectshow), along with other relevant topics like parenting, nutrition, health, self-care, and (unsurprisingly!) occupational therapy - all from a professional therapist’s perspective! 

Tune in to learn more!

“How do I show value in the workplace?”

How do we continue to show value, gain recognition, and support others when we are not in our normal, face to face environment?

How do we address the normal conversations we would have face to face like getting a pay raise, promotional opportunities, and gaining recognition and winning awards. 

What if business takes a turn? Many already are, or are on their way… how do we prove that we are worth keeping around as they make budget and job cuts?

These are all excellent questions to be considering, especially during a time like this. 

Heather Simpson walks you through 5 ways to show value in the workplace (even during a pandemic). Arrive at work with a winning mindset to set yourself apart from the rest. 

Angela Dunleavy-Stowell is CEO at FareStart, a James Beard Award-winning nonprofit organization that transforms lives, disrupts poverty and nourishes communities through food, life skills and job training.

FareStart provides hands on training to students through its social enterprise cafes, restaurants and catering operations and provides over 900,000 meals to the Greater Seattle community each year. Since 1992, FareStart has offered life-changing human services to more than 10,000 adults and youth while serving over 10.7 million meals to Seattle area schools, homeless shelters and healthcare facilities. FareStart works to end poverty, homelessness and joblessness in communities across North America through its consulting and membership services.  

Prior to her role at FareStart, Angela was co-founder and CEO of Ethan Stowell Restaurants, a Seattle-based hospitality group that grew to 16 locations under her tenure. In 2013, Angela was named one of Puget Sound Business Journal’s “40 Under 40.” She and Ethan Stowell received the 2016 Richard Melman Innovator of the Year Award. She has been honored as one of Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2017 “Women of Influence” and was named one of the “50 Most Influential Women in Seattle” by Seattle Met Magazine. In 2018 Puget Sound Business Journal named Angela to their “40 Under 40” Hall of Fame. Angela is on the Board of Directors for United Way of King County, the Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council and the Downtown Seattle Association. 

Today we have the amazing Tiffany Lewis on the podcast!

Tiffany is no stranger to success. Having been professionally trained at Le Cordon Bleu, working on the culinary team for celebrity chef Curtis Stone in Los Angeles, food styling and culinary production for Giada De Laurentiis and The Food Network, Tiffany has built an incredible career in the culinary industry.

She has created a consulting and culinary education company and acting as MC and Culinary Director for the critically acclaimed Newport Beach Wine and Food Festival and Pacific Wine and Food Classic (voted top 10 food festivals in the Nation by USA Today. She has been acclaimed as top 10 food festivals in the world by the International Food, Wine & Travel Writer’s Association and voted Orange County’s best event by LA Times).

She also has achieved great successes such as teaching cooking classes at Sur La Table, serving as COO, recipe developer and adult programming manager at FrogLegs Culinary in Seattle,  and now has become a cookiepreneur and launching Cookies with Tiffany!

Hear her journey on today's show, she is sure inspiring!

Follow her drool worthy posts on IG!