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Driving AmbitionS2 EP7: Sarah Eadie - On Courage & ConfidenceWhen faced with challenges or obstacles, how often do you see them as opportunities? How do you cultivate the bravery within yourself to seize the moment? In the corporate world, how do you handle opposing opinions and perspectives?In this episode, you will meet Sarah Eadie. Sarah is the Founder & Managing Director of The Creative Collective - a boutique Marketing Communications agency, solving client’s brand needs. While having worked in challenging environments, overcome cancer as well as the overall fear of failure, Sarah implores us to drive to be and do better. In...2020-11-1200 minDriving AmbitionS2 EP6: Kayla Saint-Onge - On Being Your Own Boss & Going All-InHave you ever thought about starting your own business and doing it full time?In this episode, we’ll meet Kayla Saint-Onge. Kayla is the Founder of Balanced By Kayla and currently runs a wellness business centered around BioEnergetic Intolerance Elimination (BIE). Having previously had an HR career in insurance and consulting, Kayla discusses how she found her calling and her purpose before going "all-in" on her business.Through her experiences and our conversation, you will learn the following:Challenges pertaining to starting your own business (and the 9-5 life as well)...2020-10-0157 minDriving AmbitionS2 EP5: Ashley Battle - On Swerving & Being A Woman Of ColorIn this episode, you will meet Ashley Battle and hear her swerve journey.After playing in the WNBA for six years starting in 2005, her playing career ended due to sciatic nerve pain in 2011. Through our conversation, Ashley will share her inspirational story and practical tips as to how you too can genuinely seek openness to new possibilities and re-ignite your passion. As someone whose core identity was her work (basketball) Ashley will talk about how she distanced herself from basketball, and how the tough love from her mother proved to be a compelling event towards her swerve.Last, but...2020-09-161h 11Driving AmbitionS2 EP4: Barbara Jamelli-Sefchik - On Growth MindsetHow are you currently up-leveling or upskilling to compete? In what ways are you strategizing and managing your career to stay ahead of the curve?In this episode, we’ll meet Barbara Jamelli. Barbara is the Head of Career Development at a large global tech company and trains employees on the topic of growth mindset. Growth mindset is all about persevering when the going gets tough and turning failure into useable information. Developing a growth mindset will teach you to embrace failure and find new ways of succeeding. According to Barbara, it is something that you do no...2020-09-0231 minDriving AmbitionS2 EP3: Alexis Smith - On Owning Your MessageThis episode is all about having the strength and awareness to be upfront with others around your intentions while not letting fear creep in while you manage your own self talk.Listen to the episode by searching "Driving Ambition" on Apple, Spotify or Google Podcasts or visiting drivingambition.life/listenThrough this free-flowing conversation, you’ll meet Alexis Smith. As a marketer, speaker and intrapreneur, Alexis teaches us the following in this episode:• Owning your message is about managing expectations and how it’s perceived• It’s not all about ourselves and that the...2020-08-261h 09Driving AmbitionS2 EP2: Lisa Fancyfied Francoeur - On Authentic Intelligence Have you ever felt in a rut or that your life lacked creativity? How often do you reflect on your core beliefs?In this episode, you will meet Lisa ‘Fancyfied’ Francoeur. Lisa is a motivational speaker as well as an empowerment and resilience consultant. In this conversation, we tap into our inner genius through what Lisa calls Authentic Intelligence (the new AI).In this episode you will learn:· The difference between survival and thrival· How to tap into the genius within you· Functioning from a place of authenticity (authentic intelli...2020-08-1951 minDriving AmbitionS2 EP1: Tirzah Lopez - On Triumphing Over SetbacksIn this episode, you’ll meet Tirzah Lopez. Tirzah was injured in 2016 during a traumatic ski-accident which left her completely paralyzed from the waist down. As she now goes through life on wheels, Tirzah, who goes by the alias Felina Tiger, shares her inspirational story of perseverance, her goal to be a role model for women in wheelchairs and her ambition to make the world somehow a little bit better.Enjoy the season and subscribe and leave a review on Apple, Google and Spotify podcasts. Follow us on Instagram and visit our site at drivingambition.life....2020-08-1231 minDriving Ambition#7: Adrian w/ Owais Saeed aka Chai & Beats - OriginsIn this episode, you’ll meet Owais Saeed aka Chai & Beats. Through our individual and collective stories, we discuss our journey together as well as detail why and how we created the Driving Ambition podcast. We then announce Season 2 and release the Season 2 Theme Song. Enjoy the episode!2020-08-0548 minDriving Ambition#6: Ross Gordon @ Gridology - How can I sustain my ambition?In this episode, you’ll meet Ross Gordon. Ross started a weekly newsletter called Gridology that answers personal and professional questions using a 2x2 grid. Together, he and I collaborated on a post called, “How can I sustain my ambition?” Through this, you will gain an easy-to-follow framework as to how you can be more conscious of your ambition by comparing your energy level against the vibes that you’re giving off to the universe.Check out the Gridology newsletter by clicking here: gridology.coVisit Ross' website here: rossgordon.co2020-07-3134 minDriving Ambition#5: Sox - Master Designer @ August + Ashley - Style IdentityIn this episode, you’ll meet Sox Vann. As the master designer for his boutique August Ashley, Sox has styled and tailored suits for celebrities and executives throughout North America. While that might sound intimidating, Sox has a down to earth and human approach towards exploring how we think about our own personal style. Our aim with this conversation is for you to take a few minutes to think about your style, your identity and how you can gain clarity as to who you want to project. We finish with some practical steps towards how you can take ownership of...2020-07-0334 minDriving Ambition#4: John Ferenchak - Tech Sales Leader - Becoming An Active Ally & MentorIn this episode, you’ll meet John Ferenchak. As a tech sales leader and active ally to many, John will guide us through steps towards becoming an ally that include self education. This process includes admitting that you have racial bias based on the decisions that you make and actually having conversations about race. Through trust and value, John shares how you can be a mentor or sponsor to people of color. By setting an example, John describes how, together, we can create systemic change by being the pebble in the pond.2020-06-2027 minDriving Ambition#3: Harold Valestin - Real Estate Motivator - Land Is Your OpportunityIn this episode we get inspired and challenged by Harold Valestin – Real Estate Motivator to think differently about real estate. He shares how you should consider real estate to create generational wealth. Harold shares a mentality for how to go about starting along this journey for yourself. If you are a renter or a home owner, you are already in real estate. Harold begs the question, “what side do you really want to be on?”. Last, but not least, Harold sheds light and perspective on how real estate ownership can help address the deeply rooted wealth gap in the US.2020-06-1937 minDriving Ambition#2: Chef Barbode Soudi - Passion, Persistence and Getting Out Of Your Comfort ZoneIn this episode, we dug really deep into Chef Barbode’s inspirational journey of how he gained clarity behind his passion and persisted in the face of setbacks. Having packed up his life without a job, interned at The French Laundry and ultimately becoming the Chef De Cuisine at Alo, Barbode emphasized that being in your comfort zone is a dangerous place to be. Barbode offered advice for those displaced by COVID and reminded us that nothing beats being a good person.2020-06-1338 minDriving AmbitionSPECIAL #1: Stefan Karadzic - Founder, After Ego - Meditation - Defined, Described and DemonstratedBy special request after episode 1, we explored meditation further with Stefan Karadzic – Founder @ After Ego. We discussed everything from meditation as mind training, distancing yourself from your thoughts and reaching enlightenment. We explored the inherent spiritual and psychological benefits and types of meditation. We finished the interview with a ~5 minute guided meditation.After Ego is a holistic well-being passion project of his where brings together modern science and ancient wisdom to create a holistic approach to optimizing mind, body, and spirit. Read more about it at www.after-ego.com2020-06-1337 minDriving Ambition#1: Stefan Karadzic - Founder @ After Ego - Defining Ego, Self Discovery, Distancing Ourselves From Our EgoA syndicated podcast with the aim to inspire people to pause, explore success and re-calibrate their actions towards achievement2020-05-2340 min