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In this podcast, powerful women reconvene to continue their discussion of how women have been taking up space and reclaiming their time for years now and how the Covid-19 global pandemic has altered lives, created a new normal, and even yielded a time called “The Great Resignation.” The great resignation has presented women with the opportunity to redefine work-life balance. Listen to Part II of The Powerful Woman led by Dr. Randee Sanders, School of Business at NCU who is again joined by Juvockia Melvin, Founder and Owner of Purplebiz Marketing, L.L.C; Rose Matthews, Founder, Georgia Institute of Speech and Language, LLC; Shawna Jones, Creator and Owner of THE PLATFORM Consultant Firm; and Elizabeth Caulder, President and Chief Strategist, Phoenix Lifestyle Marketing Group.

Oh my. My next guest, Karen Stanton is a powerful woman who has the most beautiful, down-to-earth, natural, easy-going energy about her. We've known each other for a few decades but lost touch (apart from social media). And I'm sooooo glad we used this special edition series to reconnect.

You'll be glad we did. As she's got SO much wisdom to encourage you with. 

Karen's bio is incredibly awe inspiring. She's Global Vice President of Marketing for IFF (the leader in Fragrances and Flavors globally), a $16B company based in New York

Inspired by Willy Wonka at a young age, Karen quickly found her place in the world of Flavors and Fragrances, changing the world one bite and sip at a time.

She has been a Researcher, an Innovation and Branding consultant, and a Marketing leader all around the world, having lived in Sydney, Singapore and the USA. She leads teams of marketers and strategists based in every continent of the world, rubbing shoulders with entrepreneurs, pioneers, investors and Nobel prize winners. She is equally comfortable in boardrooms with multinational organizations and navigating start-ups.

She is passionate about raising and developing the leaders of tomorrow in a complex and chaotic world. 

A dreamer and a doer of Innovation, Insights and Leadership on the global stage. Seamlessly navigating startups and multinational environments in developing and emerging markets.

Seriously impressive right?

I'm so excited to show her off today, to you!

Background to The ShowOff Project:
As part of International Women's Day I'm showing off everyday women, all of whom I know, from every continent.  My hope is to bring insight, encouragement and inspiration at a difficult time on the planet.  And, most importantly, to help re-imagine what every day women leading their worlds looks like. 

For more details, and to see the video of this episode, go to merilyn.com

Wow is an energy. It's an expression of beauty, of awe, of wonder... of genius, of insight and ah-ha's. In a world that feels a little grey, the spirit of Wow must be felt. And heard. This podcast season exists to explore the magnetism of 'wow' in life and business, to showcase the Wow in others and to talk about how they discovered their Wow.

I believe the future is wow... join me.

Follow me on Instagram: @merilyn
Website: merilyn.com

Know, like, trust is the language of business. Most business decisions are made outside of the conference room. Think about the people we spend time with both personally and professionally. The "Personability " factor  is a real thing! Take the action to do a real assessment of your professional  professional relationships. Who knows you? Who likes you? Who trusts you?

Are you in the "circle of trust"?

Thrive Global article on Know-Like- Trust

Ebony Wiley

Website:     https://prettylittleleader.com

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

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Being the author of your own narrative --- most requested topic for speaking engagements of 2020!

Ebony has spent the majority of her life empowering and inspiring people around her. Her mantra is "No permission is required" to be your best self. Majority of her time  with clients is spent helping women find their voice, build the confidence to use that voice, how to curate a powerful network, strategically connect with key stakeholders, and map out promoters and detractors within their current companies.

Authoring your own narrative means not letting others define who you are or what you bring to the table. Listeners will be challenged to bust out of the stereotypical boxes others and they themselves put them in.

Ebony Wiley

Website:     https://prettylittleleader.com

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pretty-little-leader/

This episode is focused on learning how to stay focused on winning. Not allowing pushback to distract you from the goal.  

The movie On the Basis of Sex, about the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is mentioned. A particular in the movie  showed RBG getting so flustered by the questions and comments that she allowed herself to get overwhelmed and not show up as prepared and argue the case properly.  People will try to distract you  to keep you from being your best self.

Be prepared  to go in to battle! Don't get distracted by the opponent. 

Ebony Wiley

Website:     https://prettylittleleader.com

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pretty-little-leader/

This episode is focused on the mental preparation it requires to balance the challenges of your home life and your career life.

Over the last couple months I have had conversation after conversation with people about mental fortitude. ma good enough, if you don’t believe in yourself then why should someone else?The fact is in sports before a player can get on the field or court they have to be in physical shape both mentally and physically to play the game. 

 We cannot form our lips to say or cry that we don’t get the opportunities when in fact we are some of us do not possess the mental toughness to be able to handle the pressure.

Ebony Wiley

Website:     https://prettylittleleader.com

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

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Put your seatbelt on for this one - you are about to hear some TRUTH!  Dr. Sue Carter Collins has a Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice and is a specialist in resilience.  She accomplished everything she could dream of and one day found herself on the couch ready to end her life if she could not change it.  Over the next few years and much self-examination, she realized that we all have greatness as our birthright.  From the time Sue was 1 to 16 years old, her father was in prison.  Her strong mother raised her to believe in herself, but deep inside she still felt like she was less than.  Sue speaks from her heart and acknowledges that we all have fears and encourages us to use our fear as an opportunity for growth.  "Lean in and embrace it," she says, "because that is where your greatness is."

Hear her story here.  It is filled with twists and turns and pearls of wisdom - one of them is - "The greatness comes when you learn what the lesson is.  

Dr. Sue holds a Facebook group and a Sunday Evening group.  Find out more here: 

www.facebook.com/drsuecartercollins or email: drsuecartercollins@gmail.com

Check out Dr. Sue's Book available on HERE on AMAZON.

Return to Self: 5 Steps to Emotional and Spiritual Freedom

Has your life lost its sparkle? Are you wondering if “this” is all there is? Are you struggling with questions such as who am I and what do I want in life but can’t seem to find the answers? Have you been so busy thinking, being, and doing what others tell you that you’ve become disconnected from your True Self and forgotten your spiritual nature? And what about your divine purpose? Are you curious about what it is? If you could create your ideal world who would you be? What would you be? How would you show up in life? In Return to Self Dr. Sue Carter Collins describes a 5-Step transformation process that gives you all the knowledge and tools you need to recreate yourself and live the life of your dreams. Commit to working the process and you are well on the way to achieving spiritual and emotional freedom.