Meet Tamika Rush, SVP of AMB Sports and Entertainment, parent company to the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United, and Mercedes Benz Stadium. Tameka is one of the foremost leaders on corporate sponsorships in the NFL, her team was responsible for hosting one of the largest Covid-19 Vaccine locations in Atlanta,GA at Mercedes Benz Stadium, and under her tutelage the Falcon’s have risen to #1 in Voice of the Fan. On today's episode Tamika shares the tumultuous journey that ultimately led her to a full-time position at the Atlanta Falcons, including a decision that nearly cost her everything she had spent 7 years working towards. Later in the episode Tameka shares powerful leadership lessons learned through her prolific 17 year career with AMB Sports and Entertainment.

I can’t wait for you to meet this amazing woman. Enjoy!

Show Notes:

• Connect/Follow Tameka on LinkedIn
• 43% of Women are burned out
• Atomic Habits
• Failing Forward
• Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
• Getting More

Meet Heidi Watson, Chief Creative Officer and Fashion Director at Evereve, a contemporary fashion retailer with over 1 million customers, 100-plus stores from coast to coast, a booming e-commerce business, and a fast-growing subscription box service, Trendsend. While Heidi’s career has always been in retail there have been many crossroads in which she had to make a leap of faith. Leaning on her clarity of what was most important at that stage of life and tuning into her intuition Heidi focused on choices that moved her forward. Throughout her career Heidi has been on the forefront of major retail trends including launching women’s activewear at Marshall Fields and serving as a buyer for the newly created e-commerce team at Target. This conversation with Heidi is rich with wisdom on:

• Leading high performing teams
• Betting on yourself
• Making key decisions based on what is most important to you
• Knowing your value and communicating what you want
• And so much more

I can’t wait for you to meet this amazing woman. Enjoy!

Show Notes:

• Connect with Heidi on LinkedIn
• Evereve

Meet Amy Vaughan, CEO of Together Digital, a company focused on educating and empowering women within digital to be their best selves professionally and personally. As the first generation American of immigrant parents, Amy was taught early on she was expected to exceed and take advantage of the American dream. She set out to become a doctor but quickly realized this was not her path. At a loss for what was next, she paused school and began working full-time where she got exposed to the world of graphic design and advertising and she knew this was what she was meant to do. Over the next 13 years she would achieve tremendous success in her field. Then one day   Amy began to realize that at some point the incredible career she had built had become misaligned with who she was.

On today’s episode we discuss:

• The importance of Seeking mentorship at times of big decisions
• Realizing Money and Title do not equal happiness
• Getting Laid off at 8 months pregnant
• Numbing through work rather than deal with the knowing that advertising was no longer her path

This and so much more. Enjoy!

Show Notes:

• Connect or Follow Amy on LinkedIn
• Together Digital 2023 National Conference
• Power Lounge Podcast
• The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
• Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Diana Markaki is the founder of The Boardroom, the first private members club for women executives who aspire to become board members. Diana is originally from Greece (Athens) and began her professional life as a corporate lawyer working in New York and London. After a number of years she decided to transition into business and secured her first board appointment at the age of 34. Diana actually came up with the idea for The Boardroom during her executive MBA studies at Harvard University which was the catalyst for Diana wanting to know more about how she and other women could become successful board members.
Even with all of Diana's success, sacrifice and professional credentials she appreciated the need for more effort to assist women internationally to make sure they had access and opportunity to senior level appointments. Diana acknowledges the privileges that she has personally experienced but this has only strengthened her desire to create a social mobility pathway for others to accelerate their professional careers and influence.
The Boardroom is only 2 years old and was born from a LinkedIn post in January 2021 after Diana had lost her father during the Pandemic.  After a few days Diana started to receive hundreds of messages from other women supporting her idea and passion.  She created a team of founding members who focused on working with large corporations (with the power, influence and finances) to create change, from her base in Zurich Switzerland. She describes The Boardroom as a boot strapped mission driven start up. She invested her own family money into the creation of The Boardroom which now works with over 100 large organisations across Europe from bases in 6 countries expanding to 12 countries in the new year, each with it's own private Club House.
Diana explains about the European Directives in place that focus on assisting the number of women being represented on Boards of listed companies, however she also explains how regulation can actually be counter productive and so her focus remains on the social perspective as opposed to the simple legal requirement for gender equality.
Merit is non-negotiable and The Boardroom gathers momentum in re-writing the rules one woman at a time
www.the-boardroom.ch
Heidrick and Struggles is proudly supporting The Boardroom in London and Europe as we are passionate about building bridges and true collaboration for the benefit of all. 
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Are you a female leader struggling to recruit and hire top talent for your team? Or maybe you have an opening but you have no clue where to start. No worries, I got you! In this episode Kelsey and I discuss the benefits of having females in leadership and how that can lead to attracting top talent. Kelsey is the Founder of Women's Leadership Accelerator, Leadership Coach, and certified advanced breathwork instructor.

More info on Kelsey and her company can be found HERE! 

This is an episode you do not want to miss!

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We’ve all been there, listening to a presentation that just doesn’t drive your interest, or seem to deliver the tools that you need in order to take action. What’s even worse is when you are the person giving that presentation. Our guest today, Nancy Duarte, helps us expound on the idea that the role of a presenter is to mentor, with the main purpose of transferring information to your audience that they did not have before. In order to deliver, she discusses the Duarte Method, where communicating your ideas as three-act stories will only strengthen your power of persuasion. 

Nancy is a communication expert who has been featured in Fortune, Time Magazine, Forbes, Fast Company, Wired, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Cosmopolitan, LA Times, and on CNN. Her firm, Duarte, Inc., is the largest communication firm in Silicon Valley, one of the top woman-owned businesses in the area and is the global leader behind some of the most influential visual messages in business and culture. As a persuasion expert, she cracked the code for effectively incorporating story patterns into business communications. 

Nancy has won several awards for communications, entrepreneurship, and her success as a female executive. On the list of top 250 Women in Leadership, Duarte ranks #67 and on World’s Top 30 Communication Professionals for 2017, Duarte ranked #1. She has been a speaker at conferences and a number of Fortune 500 companies, and counts many more among her firm’s clientele. Her TEDx talk has over two million views. She speaks at business schools and has lectured at Stanford University several times, and has written six best-selling books, five of which have won awards.

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“Coming from a position of love and happiness, I always do a better job, I'm always a better leader, I'm a better mother, a better wife, or partner, I'm better at everything.”

In this episode, I talk to Shannon O'Meara Smith, the Vice-President and Deputy Chief Marketing Officer at Viasat, a global telecommunications company.

You'll hear Shannon talk about her leadership origins in the military and how that affects in her leadership in her current role.  She’ll surely surprise you with her thoughts about women and the imposter syndrome, and she’ll offer some really wise advice for all leaders.


In this episode:

• Shannon’s leadership story
• The imposter syndrome and women
• Tips for navigating moments of self-doubt as a leader
• Shannon’s specific advice and words of wisdom geared to women leaders
• And more!

Power Presence Academy: Practical Wisdom for Leaders is the go-to podcast for anyone who leads. Your host is Janet Ioli, leadership and human development expert, sought-after coach and advisor to global executives, and former corporate executive with experience in four Fortune 100 companies. She helps leaders ground themselves with confidence, connection, and purpose and learn to lead with Less Ego, More Soul.


Noteworthy Quotes from This Episode

“Everybody forgets what an amazing person they are. So sometimes it helps to re-evaluate and  relook at and own who you are.”

“I'm not a fan of the terminology imposter syndrome, because people use it almost exclusively surrounding females.”

“Being brave doesn't mean that you don't have fear…you acknowledge that you have the fear, but you act anyway.”

“Everybody I know is winging it. I don't know, anybody who's like, ‘I've got it all together and I know what I'm doing."
 

Connect with today’s guest on LinkedIn: Shannon O'Meara Smith

Connect with Janet Ioli:
Website: janetioli.com
Linkedin: Janet Ioli
Instagram: @janetioli
Janet is the founder of Power Presence Academy. She helps leaders ground themselves with confidence, connection, and purpose and lead with Less Ego, More Soul.

If you want to become more grounded, confident, and aligned with your deeper values in just 21 days. Check out Janet Ioli’s book Less Ego, More Soul: A Modern Reinvention Guide for Women.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Select “Listen in Apple Podcasts,” then choose the “Ratings & Reviews” tab to share what you think.

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Gemma Castle is the Chief Financial Officer for Cult Wines a global company that provides market-leading fine wine investment and collection management services. 

Gemma always thought she would become a sports journalist, but after university she had two job offers: 1. With a large accounting firm 2. A national newspaper. She took the job with the firm, and began her career as an accountant. 

As her career advanced she found that as a woman she wasn’t always taken seriously. In this episode she talks about resilience, and gives great advice on recovering from setbacks. 

Find out more about Cult Wines: https://www.wineinvestment.com
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One of the biggest drivers of tangible results in our CareerClimb community is the work that our clients do with our acting, speaking and improv coach Michael Schreiber.  We're talking about strong presentations, confidence in negotiations and the ability to tell powerful stories in conversations and interviews.

I took the opportunity to sit down with Michael at the back of our first in-person live client workshop in Portland, which was all about Improv, telling stories and developing voice.

In this episode, learn:

* What is Improv and why should you care about it as a woman in tech
* The tangible benefits to you and your career from adopting the Improv mindset (you don't have to become an actor or a comedian!)
* How to negotiate with "difficult" people, not take conflict personally and create bigger results in your job, your teams and your life through simple Improv techniques.

Are you a star or are you a star-maker? 
What does hydroponic gardening, fermenting jalapeno peppers and organizing half-birthday parties have to do with your career success?  

Today's guest - Rosa Welton, Director of Product Management at ServiceNow and a member of our Executive Development Program - will share with you the secrets to her success in tech and Product Management.  Rosa's journey took her from her humble beginnings helping her family with their Spanish music cassette store to leading large teams and products, speaking on the Women In Product stage and emerging as one of the Latinx role models for women in tech.  

To connect with Rosa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rwelton/
To sign up for the next Product VP Challenge that Rosa did with us: www.productvpchallenge.com

>>> Join Michelle's Surviving Entrepreneurship Community to continue to conversation or receive your free gift <<<

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About Antonia Hock - 

Antonia Hock is the Global Head of The Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center where she leads a dynamic advisory business focused on innovating the Customer Experience (CX) and Talent Experience (TX) for clients worldwide. She is a sought-after, author, thought leader and frequent global keynote featured speaker, and considered a global expert on organizational transformation and building experience-based brands, creating a culture of customer-centricity, empowering employees and issues around diversity in the workforce, and innovating experiences for the future. She was recognized by Luxury Daily as one of the Top 25 Women to Watch in 2018 and 2019 — an annual list of women executives who show the potential to make a difference in the luxury business in the year ahead. Her passion for highly differentiated customer experiences grounded in employee excellence has created exceptional brand loyalty across segments and industries. .

Connect with Antonia

Website: https://ritzcarltonleadershipcenter.com/

LinkedIn - Antonia Hock: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonia-hock/

LinkedIn - The Ritz Carlton Leadership Center: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ritz-carlton-leadership-center/

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

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Connect with Michelle Mercier!

Join the Surviving Entrepreneurship Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/215857859592242/

Website - https://www.CreateHonesty.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/michelle.mercierRE

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/CreateHonesty

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/merciermichelle/

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About Today's Guest - Kit Pang

Kit pang is here to help you earn your mic-drop moment. As a Harvard Business School public speaking coach and the founder of BostonSpeaks, Kit’s mission is to turn his clients into exceptional speakers who deliver compelling speeches. His clients come from diverse industries, including:

✔ Fortune 500 CEOs and TEDx Speakers,

✔ NFL Players and Three-Star Michelin Chefs,

✔ Rising leaders and executives from companies like Dell, Delta, RE/MAX, and more.

Kit has handcrafted the coaching experience to eliminate frustration and fear, whether his clients are speaking on camera, in a conference room, or in a sold-out arena.

Learn more about Kit - 

www.bostonspeaks.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kitpang/

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Connect with Michelle Mercier!

Website: https://www.CreateHonesty.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.mercierRE

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

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

Join Michelle Mercier (The Resilient Entrepreneur ) and Shannon Crotty  (Polka Dot Powerhouse) as they cut through the BS and tell you what behind the scenes looks like for successful leaders!

By the end of this episode, you'll understand how vulnerability, staying true to your vision, and showing up as your true self will lead you to success!  This is the perfect episode for you if you've ever felt pressured by others to compromise your vision.  

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About Shannon Crotty

Shannon Crotty is a wife of a handsome husband and mom of three extraordinary adults. She is also the Founder and CEO of Polka Dot Powerhouse, a global connection company for women. Shannon lives in West-Central Wisconsin and she enjoys travel, cooking, and being a fierce ambivert.

You can find Shannon here - 

https://www.polkadotpowerhouse.com

https://www.facebook.com/Shanosmiles/

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Connect with Michelle Mercier!

Join the Surviving Entrepreneurship Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/215857859592242/

Website: https://www.CreateHonesty.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.mercierRE

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

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

I'm struggling with getting back to normalcy; because of this INSANE Pandemic that have rocked and turned our world upside down. After the great success of my last two episodes: Open Buffet, and Oral Sex: Learn it, Live it, Give it!; I had to come close and find you something as comparable; or good.  DICK-ABSO-FREAKIN-LUTELY episode, I truly think that you will enjoy.  I will do a better job at editing it this weekend; but I wanted to post it this evening. 

Anthony Asanti is a ladies man; a glorified boyfriend, who love the art of loving on women, endlessly, and emphatically. He is known as a Sensual Warrior, and Straight Male Champion for the "Demanding Woman" (aka a Male Escort).

Anthony Asanti is a formally trained CHEF in the U.S. Military, and former publisher of online magazine Gigolo International, and want to dispel of the negative connotation that lives in the same vain as being a Male Escort. 

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Mindy Grossman will surely be regarded by business scholars as one of America’s greatest corporate executive leaders of all time. She has worked to develop some of the world’s biggest brands such as Ralph Lauren, Nike and HSN. Today, she is the President and CEO of WW (formerly Weight Watchers), a global team of 18,000 employees. 

Known to be an advocate for inclusivity and innovation, her leadership style has been studied by some super smart folks over at Yale, Harvard and beyond. Mindy is currently leading one of the most notable corporate rebranding initiatives in history.

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Get inside the mind of a producer, this week! Producers are those people that bring everyone together and create the environment for artist’s to flourish.  Hear my convo with Executive Producer of Sunset Lane Entertainment, Salli Frattini, who spent over 20 years producing at MTV, created the first YouTube live stream music awards, and worked with some of the biggest names in show business. Listen as we talk about capturing the elusive “viral” moment, what it’s like to be a female executive, producing for Beyonce and more!

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