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Chew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 211 | Stefanie Walmsley on Linear Careers, Ruminating Thoughts, and the Progression in EntrepreneurshipIn this episode, you'll hear about:
🌟 How Stefanie contrasts the romanticized version of entrepreneurship with its realities.
🌟 Her evolution from valuing monetary wealth to focusing on legacy and impact, reflecting on transitions that reshaped her perspective.
🌟 Her pivotal life moment dealing with her father's death that changed her life and career path.
🌟 How she’s learning to ask for help (and you can get a few ideas if that’s something you’re learning to do, too).
About this guest:
Stefanie Walmsley has been a tv show host, actress, and...
2023-10-3024 minChew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 210 | When Life Throws You a Monkey Wrench: Patricia Pascual Iliakis on Embracing Pivots & Revamping Your Professional LandscapeIn this episode, you'll hear about:
🌟 The very pivotal moment earlier in Patricia’s life of her family losing everything that gave her the drive and discipline she has today.
🌟 How Patricia found love unexpectedly later in life, and the joy that comes with allowing oneself to be vulnerable (and liking the one you're with).
🌟 How you can stay in the same role but explore different industries until you find the right one.
🌟 The challenge faced by women juggling career, family, and housework, and the immense value of having a supportive team that shar...
2023-10-2523 minChew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 209 | Navigating the Sweet Spot with Great Team Partners: Balancing Business Needs and Personal Desires for the Perfect Fit with Bryce Rattner KeithleyIn this episode, you'll hear about:
🌟 How life sometimes leaves you breadcrumbs and if you follow them, you may just be surprised with where they lead you.
🌟 How Bryce turned a hypothesis she had observed into new business model for helping startups approach the task of growing a team that includes expertise and flexibility.
🌟 How Bryce is applying the Japanese principle of Ikigai to jobs.
🌟 The signature frameworks that the Great Team Partners is coming up with for jobseekers.
About this guest:
Bryce has spent the majority of her career...
2023-10-1725 minChew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 208 | How Rina Malonzo Transitioned From Designer to Business Owner and Continues to Manage Her SanityIn this episode, you'll hear about:
🌟 Rina's career that spans decades in design working in corporations, at agencies, as a freelancer, and now an entrepreneur.
🌟 The role that fear and boredom play in her career pivots, and how most creative people tend to look to do something that surprises themselves.
🌟 The importance of rest in creativity.
🌟 Setting aside some throwaway or “play” money so that you're not scared to try anything as you figure out what you like to do or just to enrich your life.
About this guest:
After receiving her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley, Rina Malonzo studied gr...
2023-10-0331 minChew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 207 | Starting a Movement with Movement: Connecting with Our Bodies to Understand Our Times With Eisa JocsonIn this episode, you'll hear about:
🌟 How Eisa didn’t continue on her “practical” path as a visual artist but instead turned her fascination and exploration of movement into a political statement.
🌟 The body as a site for investigation and learning more about the self and society through memories embedded in our muscles.
🌟 How people can create language with our bodies and movement.
🌟 The power and agency of owning your body.
🌟 How Eisa faces the challenge of learning a new skill set with each new project she takes on—becoming a beginner each...
2023-09-2529 minChew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 206 | The Unstoppable Michelle Harden: from Tech Entrepreneur to Literary Agent — and What She Does to Keep GoingIn this episode, you'll hear about:
🌟 The role that serendipity can play in your life.
🌟 The big and small events that can strongly influence how we work the rest of our lives.
🌟 The value and importance of a strong support group in your continuous journey.
🌟 The importance of figuring out what success looks like for you but also knowing yourself enough to keep pursuing what you need to to thrive in this world.
About this guest:
Michelle has founded several companies in the United States including the Northwest's first internet fulfi...
2023-09-1824 minChew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 205 | Leading with Depth: Navigating Change, Growth, and Coaching Realities with Cara-Lyn GiovannielloIn this episode, you'll hear about:
🌟 Cultivating a learning culture in an organization.
🌟The concept of vertical leadership and the benefits of embracing complex and strategic thinking to drive personal and professional growth.
🌟 The dichotomy of caring deeply and challenging directly in coaching that builds trust and encourages processing.
🌟 The difference between change and transition.
🌟 Busting assumptions and expectations about coaching.
About this guest:
Cara-Lyn Giovanniello is a coaching powerhouse, focusing on performance and emotional intelligence as foundations for vertical leadership. As an ICF certified PCC and CPCC, she...
2023-09-1130 minChew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 204 | When We’re Faced with Death, What Really Matters? With Katrina KopchaIn this episode, you'll hear about:
🌟 Embracing life and reflecting on the impact of meaningful goodbyes and the quest to live with no regrets.
🌟 Finding balance and questioning the rat race of career success and wealth accumulation in the face of life's transient nature.
🌟 Rediscovering passion by exploring midlife choices, considering the pursuit of non-work related interests, and finding joy outside the corporate ladder.
About this episode:
Kat Kopcha is a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis for an early-stage biotech company based in Boston, Massachusetts. She has over...
2023-09-0418 minChew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 203 | Stitching Together Opportunity and Creativity to Craft One's Own Career with Apol MassebieauIn this episode, you'll hear about:
🌟 Embracing creativity as a guiding force in life and business
🌟 Navigating uncharted territories with resourcefulness and resilience
🌟 The joyous art of entrepreneurship and the thrill of seeing ideas come to life
🌟 Apol's unique journey from writer to fashion designer
🌟 The exciting collaboration between Danella and Apol in their joint venture
About this guest and episode:
Apol Massebieau is a writer and a fashion designer, and founder of the clothing brand Good Luck, Humans. She is a storyteller who has explored the realms of magazine publishing, television writing and hosting, fu...
2023-08-2827 minChew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 202 | Is Self-Love Really the Solution to All Our Problems? With Dr. Lia BernardoIn this episode, you'll hear about:
🌟 The significance of self-love as a gateway to discovering personal purpose and unleashing one's innate greatness
🌟 The positive outcomes of self-discovery, including leaving unfulfilling jobs, evolving social circles, and experiencing heightened happiness and fulfillment
About this guest:
Lia’s practices focus on changing limiting beliefs and perceptions, as well as integrating purpose into one’s everyday life. Through the Atma Prema Wellbeing Group she teaches these foundational principles to thousands of students and numerous global corporations.
About the host:
Danella cut her profess...
2023-08-2123 minChew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 201 | Questioning Crisis with Rachel Kelly DavisIn this episode, you'll hear about:
🌟 Embracing questions of identity and purpose for personal growth
🌟 How re-framing crises can serve as opportunities for transformation and lead to something golden
🌟 How you can navigate challenges through proactive questioning
About this guest:
Rachel Kelly Davis is a storyteller with a diverse background in communications, including marketing, public relations, and investor relations. She has gone through one or two of her own life pivots, and is currently the Operations Director of BDI Capital, a venture builder based in Hong Kong.
About the...
2023-08-1518 minChew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 105 | Asking The Right Questions and Sparking That Lightbulb Moment with Victoria Gambardella, Certified Executive CoachEPISODE 105
In this episode, I speak with Victoria Gambardella, a certified executive coach and keynote speaker. I first met Victoria when we were matched in a group in Sidebar, a community for people leading companies and teams. Aside from her being totally open with her own journey, her sense of curiosity is very contagious and I always walk away from our chats in a thoughtful mood. You might just catch it, too.
About the host:
Danella cut her professional teeth in hospitality and customer service at Walt Disney World and the Four Seasons...
2023-08-1444 minChew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 106 | Taking Our Cues from Pets with Brad FelicianoEPISODE 106
This episode features a really cool guy named Brad Feliciano, a pet trainer and human being extraordinaire. Brad's got a ton of experience working with kids with special needs and pets. He's all about the importance of clarity and how becoming better listeners and observers can fill in the gaps we so often miss. So listen up as Brad gives us something to chew on.
About the host:
Danella cut her professional teeth in hospitality and customer service at Walt Disney World and the Four Seasons. She had extensive exposure to various...
2023-08-0746 minChew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 104 | Communicating Creativity and Fostering Youthful Wonder with Gabe Mercado, founder of Vivistop BaguioEPISODE 104
Gabe Mercado is the founder of Vivistop Baguio, a creativity accelerator for kids. It’s part of a global network called Vivita. Gabe has gone through many transitions in his work life and this is what makes him great at what he does now–someone who champions creativity and innovation in the Philippines. I thought you might find it interesting to hear how he straddles the worlds of innovation and education, and learn about one of the coolest organization that exists today.
About the host:
Danella cut her professional teeth in hospitality and...
2023-06-1542 minChew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 103 | Using Communications to Create a 5-Star Experience with Caroline Rutkowski, Five Star ConciergeEPISODE 103
It’s Mother’s Day weekend! And in today's episode, we honor and celebrate all working mothers through my chat with Caroline Rutkowski. She lives, as she calls it, a double life as a concierge at a prestigious hotel in New York City, and as a mother of two lovely girls. In this episode, she talks about what it’s like to show grace under pressure.
Caroline and I have known each other for over 20 years. I met her at my first job out of college in Chicago, when I was a front desk recept...
2023-05-1444 minChew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 102 | Solving for the Trust Equation with Michelle Perez Patel, founder of SatisFINDEPISODE 102
In this episode, I speak with Michelle, founder of SatisFIND, who takes service to the next level by linking customer feedback to the employee experience and training. She claims that she’s a magnet for bad service but instead of always being mad, she’s turned it into a business opportunity that we can all benefit from.
About the host:
Danella cut her professional teeth in hospitality and customer service at Walt Disney World and the Four Seasons. She had extensive exposure to various cultures with her traveling global media sales and jour...
2023-04-1544 min
Chew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceEpisode 101 | Nourishing Connections and Community Through Music, Poetry and Food with Bebo BharwaniEPISODE 101
In this episode, I have a chat with Bebo Bharwani, who, at a very young age, found shelter and belonging in an evangelical church. He shares about how much security this gave him, and how vulnerability allowed him to be the kind of pastor he was proud of. As an adult, he’s used music and food to reach out, connect, and gather people.
About the host:
Danella cut her professional teeth in hospitality and customer service at Walt Disney World and the Four Seasons. She had extensive exposure to various cultures wit...
2023-03-1437 minChew on This: A Podcast by The Secret SauceTrailerWelcome to Chew On This, a show that delves into the secrets of successful communication. Hosted by Danella Yaptinchay, founder of The Secret Sauce.
We've invited some very talented individuals in unconventional careers to share the things that have helped them lay the foundations for trust, create strong and lasting connections, and even build a loyal following.
Their nuggets of wisdom and practical advice will inspire you to transform your own approach to communication. Whether you're looking to make a change, take yourself to the next level, or just listen to something new, Chew On...
2023-03-0800 min
Chief Best FriendsS2E9: On defining success and falling with grace - Rachel Kelly Davis and Danella YaptinchayAbout this episodeIn today's episode, I'm delighted to share that I have two amazing ladies from the Philippines, Rachel Kelly Davis and Danella Yaptinchay. In the eight years they've known each other as co-founders, co-workers, and most importantly, friends, they know a thing or two on what it takes to work with each other.We've all heard the advice that we shouldn't start a business with a friend. As we've seen in our episodes, that advice is a myth. One of the things we want everyone to walk away with when listening to Chief...
2020-12-2351 min