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Play Your PositionHow to Stay Human When Everything Is Changing: Leadership, Agency, and the AlgorithmIn this solo episode, MaryLou explores what it means to lead ourselves in a world where technology, AI, and rapid change are shaping daily lives. Drawing a surprising historical parallel to the Salem Witch Trials, she examines what happens when societies experience massive upheaval, and why so many of us are feeling overwhelmed right now. MaryLou shares a personal story about losing her phone at the airport and the raw emotional reaction that followed. That moment sparks a deeper reflection on our dependence on devices, the tension between convenience and autonomy, and the importance of asking:
2025-11-1024 minPlay Your PositionMarybeth Gregg on on Learning to Let the Light inIn today's episode, I'm joined by the deeply insightful Marybeth Gregg—an author, leadership advisor, and creator of transformative roundtable experiences for women leaders. She first appeared on the podcast two years ago and is back with more insights about how to lead with integrity, purpose, and vision, especially when you are facing a major life shift. We explore the power of real connection in an increasingly remote and distracted world, the courage it takes to lead with values, and why creating safe, judgment-free spaces is one of the most radical things we can do right now....
2025-04-1452 minPlay Your PositionKrista Ryan on How to Keep F*!#ing Going Even When It's HardAre you ready to be inspired? Because the woman you are about to hear is truly a powerhouse of resilience and leadership! Her name is Krista Ryan, and she is a dynamic speaker, author, and workplace performance expert. As a third-generation owner and former Human Resources Director of her family's bank, Krista brings nearly two decades of experience in the financial industry. Her journey took a transformative turn after surviving the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival tragedy in Las Vegas, leading her to develop the 'Keep F*!#ing Going' (KfG) Method—a motivational framework designed to help individuals and organizations th...
2025-03-2853 minPlay Your PositionLeslie Hassler on Achieving Predictable Profits and Sustainable GrowthMy guest Leslie Hassler is a powerhouse strategist, leader, and author who is an expert in transforming small businesses into thriving, freedom-generating ventures. She is the founder of Your Biz Rules with 17 years of entrepreneurial experience. She's also the author of First This, Then That and the upcoming book Scaling Rich™. Leslie's holistic approach helps businesses achieve predictable profits and sustainable growth, all while maintaining a balanced quality of life. Our conversation dives deep into what it takes to first grow a business, and then scale it (there is a difference between those two things and Leslie explains it beauti...
2025-02-0353 minPlay Your PositionAmy Bobchek on Leading with Empathy to Break Barriers and Embrace Change in LeadershipToday, my guest is Amy Bobchek, a seasoned executive leader and sales strategist with over 25 years of experience leading successful large sales organizations. Amy is truly a sales leader powerhouse. She is passionate about building teams and creating transformative experiences for employees and customers. She gets results and she does it with flair. But beyond the corporate walls, Amy loves to express her creativity. She sings with a band, she supports local arts communities, she wears amazingly cool clothes, and she has a knack for being fashion-forward including on Zoom calls. I've been fortunate to know Amy...
2025-01-1354 minPlay Your PositionMichelle LaBrosse on How to Complete Projects the Cheetah Way (in 2 Weeks or Less)My guest today is Michelle LaBrosse, a powerhouse in project management and innovation. As the Founder & CEO of Cheetah Learning, Michelle brings her dynamic expertise to the forefront, sharing insights from her incredible journey as an Aerospace Engineer and former Air Force Officer. Discover the secrets behind Cheetah Learning's groundbreaking methodologies that have earned global recognition, including being named the 2008 Professional Development Provider of the Year by the Project Management Institute. Michelle's accolades extend further as she's celebrated as one of PMI's 25 Most Influential Women in Project Management. In our conversation today, Michelle unveils her...
2024-04-2256 minPlay Your PositionAnna Maria Ponzi on the Power of the 4 Ounce PourAnna Maria Ponzi is the former owner and past president of Ponzi Vineyards in Oregon's Willamette Valley. From the age of four, she's had the rare experience of working in every aspect of the winery. She helped plant its original vines, worked on the bottling line, hosted guests in the tasting room and has made countless national and international sales calls. Anna Maria has served the state's wine industry in myriad ways, including serving as an early ambassador for Oregon wine both nationally and internationally while building Oregon wine country into a travel destination. After earning her d...
2024-03-1150 minPlay Your PositionLinda Cohen on the Benefits of Leading with KindnessLinda Cohen is an international keynote speaker, consultant, author, and trainer who considers herself a kindness catalyst. She shares the ROI of kindness with businesses and associations around the world through customized interactive programs for team meetings and conference keynotes with enthusiasm and expertise. Linda believes kindness is no longer a nice to have in the workplace, but an imperative skill for leaders and employees to cultivate. She says that kindness is at the basis of every aspect of a positive company culture from recruitment and retention to morale and burnout. Her book The Kindness Economy showcases nemerous examples...
2024-02-2052 minPlay Your PositionMichele Hecken on High-Performance Leadership and the Art of the ExitMichele Hecken is an ex-CEO who helps high-performing leaders design an organization where each person spends at least 80% of their time working on things they love. She calls herself a contagious optimist, lover of freedom, shifter of paradigms, lifelong learner, and artist. Michele built, operated, scaled, and exited a successful business in the translation industry. She is an Entrepreneur at heart who moves fast, can't sit still, and is addicted to personal and professional growth. She spent 25 years serving as CEO of the company, turning it into a well-oiled machine that continued to scale without needing her...
2024-01-2957 minPlay Your PositionApril Mitchell on Turning Your Ideas into Games, Toys, and Products for Fun and ProfitDo you have an idea for a game, toy, or household product? Wondering what it takes to get your ideas into the marketplace? Ever fantasized about pitching a product to get a licensing deal? Today's guest is April Mitchell, an expert and leader in the invention and licensing space. In our conversation, April shares her experiences inventing games and products, and getting deals from companies to have them made and distributed. She also discusses what happens when your idea isn't right for a company, and the question about patents almost everyone asks. You are going to love...
2023-12-1852 minPlay Your PositionAmina Moreau of Radious on the Future of Collaborative WorkspacesIn today's episode, you will hear Amina Moreau discuss the future of shared workspaces as she and her business partners see it. She is a powerhouse of ideas, full of positive energy and enthusiasm for what's possible! Get ready to think differently about what co-working spaces are and where you have your next team meeting. Amina Moreau has a long and varied work experience. Amina began her career in 2004 as Cofounder and Executive Creative Director at Stillmotion, Inc., a five-time Emmy Award winning band of filmmakers. In 2013, she co-founded Story & Heart, a footage licensing marketplace...
2023-10-2452 minPlay Your PositionDr. Brigitte Piniewski on Web3 and What's Possible for HealthcareMost of us are approaching our health care from an outdated, average model based on data that doesn't help anyone experience exceptional health. Get ready to have your mind blown about what's possible for each of us in coming years when what Dr. Brigitte Piniewski discusses becomes standard in the healthcare system. I haven't stopped thinking about what she talks about since we recorded this episode. She is leading the charge in something truly revolutionary. Dr. Brigitte Piniewski is a physician, ex-healthcare executive, researcher, author and angel investor who has witnessed healthcare from almost every angle. More...
2023-10-1751 minPlay Your PositionBarbara Turley on the Relentless Pursuit of Time EfficiencyWho doesn't want to make better use of the limited time we have? Today's guest, Barbara Turley, understands the needs of busy professionals these days and through her business, helps them get more out of each day without sacrificing results. Barbara is an investor and entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of The Virtual Hub, a business she started by accident that scaled quickly to become one of the leading companies that integrates in-house trained virtual assistants into client businesses. This strategy frees up time and energy so that businesses can focus on optimizing their operations further...
2023-08-0852 minPlay Your PositionCatherine Tindall on the Truth about Your TaxesCatherine Tindall knows taxes and is committed to teaching people about how to maximize their money and minimize their taxes. Catherine is a CPA with the accounting firm Dominion Enterprise Services, and she specializes in strategic income tax approaches to help clients navigate tax codes and regulations including the Employee Retention Credit. In today's conversation, Catherine takes us into her world of accounting to shed light on some common misconceptions and misperceptions about taxes with the goal of helping us understand what's possible for us when it comes to our money and paying taxes. She shares some...
2023-07-1847 minPlay Your PositionAlice Tang on How to Build a Powerful Professional Network One Connection at a TimeWhen it comes to building networks, many believe that you need to know a lot of people or spend a lot of time networking, but Alice Tang has proven otherwise. As a Vice President and Partner at a full service multi-generational full service financial planning firm in Oregon, a top female producer in the financial industry, and a sought-after speaker, she has built her business and success by focusing on creating and deepening relationships one connection at a time. Originating from humble beginnings in Hong Kong, Alice quickly realized that relationships are the key to success as she...
2023-06-2248 minPlay Your PositionMarybeth Gregg on How to Soar with a Broken WingMarybeth Gregg is the President and Founder of the International Center for Women's Leadership. Throughout her 30+ year career, she has worked in human development for several global corporations in addition to her extensive individual coaching work with clients in the business and not-for-profi t arena. In 2012, Marybeth founded what is now The Inter- national Center for Women's Leadership. This woman-owned-and-operated organization is dedicated to supporting women during personal life changes, mid-life journeys, partnership transition, retirement, or simply for women who are in search of a more meaningful and fulfilling life. In our conversation today, Marybeth shares her story of personal tr...
2023-06-1447 minPlay Your PositionMelissa Hughes on Living a Richer and More Satisfying LifeGet ready to be inspired! With us today is Melissa Hughes, founder of Live Rich, Spread Wealth—a business (and movement) that is all about helping people live richer lives as a result of becoming their best selves. Melissa is a best-selling author, speaker, and master business coach that became a self-made millionaire by the age of 31! Known as The Guru of Implementation®, Melissa's success, and that of her clients, is a result of her practical, proven systems for business and life success. Her clients include companies like Microsoft, Motorola, ESPN, and globally recognized speaker Lis...
2023-05-1950 minPlay Your PositionLisa Seal on Using Delegation as a Growth Strategy in Business and LifeEvery leader knows doing everything ourselves is a cardinal sin...yet so many of us continue to insist "no one else can do what we do as well as we can do what we do." Yikes. This mindset gets a lot of us into scalding hot water when we could be leisurely swimming in a pool that's at just the right temperature. In today's conversation with the Chief Revenue Officer for BELAY, Lisa Seal guides us through the process of handing over tasks and systems to capable allies who want to help us grow our...
2023-04-2047 minPlay Your PositionPart 1 -- MiMi Chau on Leading Beyond the Hustle CultureMiMi Chau first appeared here on the Play Your Position Podcast in 2014. A lot has happened in MiMi's life since then! In Part 1 of my conversation with MiMi Chau, MiMi shares the latest iteration of her leadership journey. Not only did she meet her soulmate Henry since the last time we talked, but she had her son and a few business experiences that didn't work out. Today, MiMi is a Business and Transformation Coach + Reiki Master who helps clients honor their Divine Feminine in all aspects of their lives, including health, bu...
2023-03-3151 minPlay Your PositionStephanie Nivinskus on Becoming Absolutely Unforgettable in a Noisy WorldStephanie Nivinskus is the CEO of SizzleForce Marketing, a Fractional CMO agency that services scaling companies. Since 1995 she's been developing brand-building marketing campaigns that have been used by companies including Starbucks, Quiksilver, The National Football League and Cox Communications along with thousands of privately- owned companies. Stephanie has written for Forbes and Entrepreneur magazines and is the author of the international #1 best-seller, Absolutely Unforgettable: The Entrepreneur's Guide To Creating A Heart- Centered Brand And Standing Out In A Noisy World. Known for her ability to humanize commerce and market products and services in an authentic...
2023-03-0755 minPlay Your PositionDr. Jean Oursler on What to Do about Your Caveman BrainWith a Ph.D. in Business Psychology, Dr. Jean is one of the country's top business consultants, a top-rated speaker, a world-class business performance coach and the creator of Caveman Brain®. Dr. Jean developed The Caveman Brain® Business Growth System to help individuals, teams, and companies who want to accelerate their business growth. This groundbreaking business growth system is the only one that uses skill set, mindset and tool kits to specifically align an individual, a team, and a company to achieve maximum results in the shortest time possible. Dr. Jean says "when you use this customized, do...
2023-02-2156 minPlay Your PositionSpencer Snakard on Breaking through Your Upper LimitsSpencer Snakard is an Executive Transformation Coach, Trainer, and Speaker. She helps visionary entrepreneurial women leaders break through upper limits so they can turn their mission into a world-changing movement … without life-sucking consequences! With 25 years of experience, her transformative programs cause profound & lasting shifts in participants' lives by getting to the heart of what drives us, what holds us back, and what it takes to be truly fulfilled as spiritual beings having a human experience. Helping clients get out of their own way, she has taken them from self-limiting beliefs that were putting a ceiling on their re...
2023-01-2950 minPlay Your PositionBrooke Chapman on Achievable, Sustainable Marketing SuccessBrooke Chapman started her career as a television journalist before moving into corporate communications and public relations roles, advising leading brands across the mining, travel, property, recruitment, and not-for-profit sectors. Today, Brooke Chapman is the Executive Director for ThreeBy3 and 9Boxes. Having worked within and alongside marketing teams for over 10 years, Brooke made the transition into strategic marketing roles and has led the marketing functions for leading plaintiff litigation firm Shine Lawyers, disability services provider Endeavour Foundation and most recently, Australia's largest privately-owned retirement village operator, RetireAustralia. Brooke's expertise lies in working with boards and...
2022-12-1650 minPlay Your PositionValerie Hayes on Helping Leaders Implement Their Strategic VisionValerie Hayes is on a mission to help small businesses beat the odds and push through the roadblocks to become an industry leader. She helps overburdened entrepreneurs, small business owners, and CEOs run their companies like a high-performance sports car. Fast and effective. As a Fractional COO, Valerie helps untangle everything that's not working smoothly, sorts it all out, and puts it back together. No more late nights stuck at your desk trying to figure it all out. Valerie's background as a business owner, human resources professional in Fortune 500 companies, and coach/mentor for high...
2022-12-0544 minPlay Your PositionCarol Sanford on the Responsible Business Framework for Continuous SuccessCarol Sanford is an award-winning business educator, summit Producer, podcaster, and author. She is a consistently recognized thought leader working side by side with Fortune 500 and new economy executives in designing and leading systemic business change and design. Through her university and in-house educational offerings, global speaking platforms, multi-award-winning books, and human development work, Carol works with executive leaders who see the possibility to change the nature of work through developing people and work systems that ignite motivation everywhere. For four decades, Carol has worked with great leaders of successful businesses such as Google, DuPont, Intel, P&G, and...
2022-10-2449 minPlay Your PositionEmily Morgan on Delegation as a Leadership StrategyDelegation is something every leader must learn how to do. Today's guest, Emily Morgan, shares with us what goes into learning this critical skill, and perhaps more importantly, how to get really good at it. Emily Morgan is an entrepreneur with an innate heart for supporting others. Her mission is to create freedom and energy for people to do what they love by helping them master delegation. Emily speaks nationally on the topics of delegation, automation, remote workforces, and flexwork culture, and she has been featured in Forbes as a Top 50 Remote Employer, contributed articles to the...
2022-09-1940 minPlay Your PositionMary Ann Pruitt on Using an Omnichannel Approach for Your MarketingMary Ann Pruitt is the CEO and President at Mosaic Media, a collection of media buying experts and creative strategists who negotiate, purchase, and monitor advertising space and airtime. Mary Ann started her career in media by working as a senior sales executive for some of the nation's largest media outlets. After discovering her talent and love for all things media strategy, she founded Mosaic as a way to provide niche expert experience to agencies and marketing departments across the country. Her hard work and savvy strategy skills have led Mosaic to year-over- year growth, and has...
2022-09-1248 minPlay Your PositionElizabeth Borelli on How to Breathe Your Way to SuccessCan breathing really make a difference in how successful you are as a leader? Today's guest says one hundred percent it can -- and she can prove it. Elizabeth Borelli combines her years of experience in ICF-accredited executive and leadership coaching, and RYT® 200 training into a unique mind-body approach to personal growth and professional development. She combines proven stress reduction practices with coaching tools for developing the confidence, focus, and resilience you need to break through the thought traps of not-enoughness. The use of basic attention and energy management practices lets clients see beyond their l...
2022-06-2843 minPlay Your PositionCourtney DeRonde on Leading Your Business to Its Next Profitable LevelIn today's episode, Courney DeRonde and I talk about how small businesses and nonprofits can become more profitable. Her enthusiasm for helping people see their business succeed is contagious. She shares ways she's experienced growth in her own business that any leader can use. Courtney is a CPA and Managing Partner at TDT CPAs and Advisors, a boutique advisory and accounting firm for small businesses and nonprofit organizations. She and her team help overwhelmed, successful leaders understand and maximize financial information so they can increase profitability and move their organizations to the next level. As an owner...
2022-06-0942 minPlay Your PositionMeghan Lynch on Retaining Talent, Building Culture, and Growing a Business in the Age of UncertaintyMeghan Lynch is the CEO of Six-Point Creative, a brand strategy agency that helps "second-stage" companies breakthrough growth plateaus. As part of her mission to help small businesses challenge the goliaths, Meghan has served as an expert advisor to second-stage clients in a wide range of industries, from fast-casual restaurants to industrial manufacturers. Meghan was named an Enterprising Woman of the Year in 2019 and enjoys testing her limits as an endurance runner. Want to improve your professional writing skills? **THE WRITE TO GROW™ COLLECTIVE 2021 could be just what you're looking for!** Register Today
2021-09-1450 minPlay Your PositionJessica Fialkovich on How to Know What Your Business Is WorthMany people go into business with their eyes on their eventual exit. Today's guest Jessica Fialkovich takes us inside the world of business valuations, giving us insights about what's involved, what's not, and when to know it's time to move on. Jessica became a first-time entrepreneur at the age of 25 and since has been able to successfully establish, develop and sell multiple small businesses in a number of different industries. In the last eight years, Jessica has been able to build her business brokerage firm from a two-person team to one of the t...
2021-07-2336 minPlay Your PositionErin Fults on Making the Most of the Seasons of Your Business and LifeErin Fults is a strategist, coach, implementer, and the founder of Acorn Studio, a business coaching, and marketing consultancy. Erin passionately believes that healthy, sustainable small businesses can change the world. She helps business owners figure out the next right step to move their business forward and implement simple frameworks that maximize revenue and productivity. As a Storybrand Certified Guide and a Business Made Simple Certified Coach, Erin draws on her background in photography, design, and entrepreneurship to help business owners confidently grow a business they love. When she isn't obsessing over her clients' success, Erin and...
2021-07-1040 minPlay Your PositionNedra Rezinas on Taking Purposeful Action with Your Online MarketingGet inside the mind of an experienced marketer to learn what works, what doesn't, and why adopting a marketing mindset can transform your business or career. Today's guest Nedra Rezinas offers excellent tips and advice on getting the most out of your marketing efforts. Nedra Rezinas is a marketing coach with 20+ years of business experience, including working with over 200 businesses on their websites and marketing decisions. She has worked in a variety of roles such as business owner, web designer, project manager, consultant, teacher, mentor and contributor. She loves teaching at the Small Business Development C...
2021-06-2441 minPlay Your PositionJanice Lintz on Making the World More Accessible for People with Hearing LossJanice Schacter Lintz is a passionate, accomplished hearing loss consultant and advocate. She is well known and respected for her ability to assess situations, identify areas for improvement, recommend solutions, and implement programs that help organizations improve customer service and grow profits. A culture lover, Janice felt her heart sink whenever her daughter – diagnosed with hearing loss at 2 ½ – struggled to understand museum guides and actors on stage, even with hearing aids. Not one to wait, Janice plunged into the research and learned that cultural venues could provide better hearing access with relatively standard technology. Her ability to break...
2021-06-0351 minPlay Your PositionTracy Goodwin on the Psychology of Your VoiceOver the last 30 years, Tracy Goodwin has had the honor of transforming the lives of hundreds of 7 figure entrepreneurs, executives, business professionals, and celebrities simply by shifting sounds that are sending the wrong message out of their voice. Tracy's interest in how voices are subconsciously perceived and the effect that can have on a person's life and success started when she was a child. She was raised in a family where children were to be seen and not heard. She wasn't really allowed to speak. But, in spite of that, she started winning speaking awards when she...
2021-05-2054 minPlay Your PositionAmanda Clements on Getting Your Head Back in the GameAmanda Clements is a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) who specializes in teaching and training the mental aspects of sports. She helps athletes perform under pressure, overcome disappointments, handle stress, and increase emotional intelligence. Her "whole life" approach can also help those who feel they are lacking direction, purpose, motivation, organization, passion and/or life balance. She has experience working with a wide range of age groups and uses mental performance techniques to help her clients achieve their desired goals. Amanda's twenty-year sports career includes competing as a Division I gymnast and playing defensive back for Washington, DC's...
2021-04-2542 minPlay Your PositionKimberly Crowe on Getting on Stages to Grow Your Revenue and ReachAs a Master Connector, Kimberly Crowe gets entrepreneurs the stages and connections they need to stop being overlooked, and massively grow their revenue and reach. Kimberly is an award-winning international inspirational public speaker, best-selling author, audiobook producer, and six-time entrepreneur. Kimberly is the founder of Entrepreneurs Rocket Fuel, an active community of Entrepreneurs, looking to contribute, connect, and grow with other entrepreneurs. Kimberly is also the mother of two and an adventure seeker, who has hiked sections of the Pacific Crest Trail, navigated Class IV rapids with one of Costa Rica's female Olympic medal-winning whitewater...
2021-04-0926 minPlay Your PositionJenna Cooper on Owning and Communicating Your Authentic StoryThis episode is dedicated to Dr. John "Jack" Cooper May 14, 1932 - March 29, 2021 A seasoned public relations professional, Jenna Cooper, APR is Founder/President at The C3 Collective. Her nose for news has transplanted her in television broadcast markets across the country including Boise, Austin, Atlanta, and Seattle. Cooper has successfully woven her award-winning journalism skills together with high-profile public relations and communications positions, serving as a strategist and front-line spokesperson and President of the Public Relations Society of America, Portland Metro Chapter. Cooper's communications campaigns have won several PRSA Portland Spotlight aw...
2021-04-0142 minPlay Your PositionSam Groff on Creating A Highly Successful Online CourseSamantha "Sam" Groff helps transition your traditional in-person training, consulting, and coaching to the online course world. She has a no BS approach to getting you and your clients the results you want. By taking you back to your beginner mindset, she shows you how to easily transform your brilliant ideas and talents into a course your clients will rave about. Sam is able to do all of this with her clients because she taught high school for 11 1/2 years where kids were brutally honest about whether the content was palatable or not. From the classroom, she dove headfirst into...
2021-02-1949 minPlay Your PositionMichele Ashby on Why Getting More Women on Corporate Boards Makes for Great BusinessMichele Ashby is CEO & Founder of ACE LLC, Ashby Consulting Enterprises LLC. Her focus is on educating, supporting and teaching women how to attain corporate board positions through the ACE Board Certification Programs for Women. Ms. Ashby has a diverse background which includes 30 years as a gold specialist/analyst, financial expert, independent corporate director and successful entrepreneur. She was recently awarded, one of the Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business in Colorado, for her work in training 1,000 women to get on corporate boards. She is a subject matter expert on Board Governance, Finance, and Strategy. Ms. Ashby...
2021-02-0644 minPlay Your PositionSusan James on Turning Your Vision into Your RealitySusan James is a Self Discovery Trainer. In 2002 she and her partner co-founded the Self Discovery Group LLC. They and their Team of Licensed Self Discovery Trainers and Coaches train visionary and ambitious people who are committed to fulfilling their limitless potential. The Self Discovery Life Mastery Process is a very simple yet highly effective strategy made up of experiential and practical techniques that support people to manage themselves in today's fast-paced world and to develop the skills to live life more deliberately. = = = = = The Team here at PYP...
2021-01-2154 minPlay Your Position333: Kim Daly on Creating Financial Freedom through FranchisingMost towns these days are dotted with all sorts of businesses that are part of the franchising business model. Just about everything you can think of can be franchised -- from food to car repair to crafting supplies. Chances are good you have shopped at a franchise at least once this year and in turn, helped out a local business owner. Ever wonder about the people who choose to own franchises or what it takes to decide which franchise is the right franchise? Why do some franchises work out while others close their doors? In today's episode, you will...
2020-11-2746 minPlay Your Position330: Christine Miller on Building Your Opportunity Pipeline in an On-Demand WorldChristine Miller is a goal-oriented sales executive with extensive experience in sales and marketing. She is a highly motivated, customer-focused trainer and coach, who excels at building and structuring sales organizations. Her style is inspirational, high-energy, and collaborative. With more than 15 years of experience in media and marketing, Chris knows how to build an opportunity pipeline while maximizing the client's sales and marketing potential. She is highly motivated with expertise in business development, client management, content writing, sales training, and social media. The scope of her experience has spanned virtually all aspects of sales, marketing, advertising, as...
2020-11-1945 minPlay Your Position320: Elsie Escobar on Amplifying New Voices through PodcastingElsie Escobar is a die-hard podcast junkie who lives, breathes, and works the medium since 2006. She has worked for Libsyn (where PYP is hosted) since 2007 and has had the pleasure of working with hundreds of podcasters, sharing tools for better production, educating them in the fast-moving podcasting space, as well as cultivating a strongly engaged community through The Feed: The Official Libsyn podcast which she both co-hosts and produces. The Feed's sole focus is on keeping people podcasting. Elsie has pulsed with the podcasting space and grown from someone who had NO IDEA what a digital recorder wa...
2020-10-1459 minPlay Your Position314: Liletta Harlem on How to Use Your Voice for LeadershipLiletta Harlem is an Author, Event Coordinator, Motivational Speaker, Women's Group Facilitator for Domestic Violence, Television Producer /Host, and CEO and Founder of her own companies entitled Big Sis & Company, and Keep The Box, LLC. Liletta has received training in Crisis Counseling, Group Counseling, Psychology, and Domestic Violence counseling. She currently is the Host of a YouTube series entitled, Pivotal Moments with Liletta. In today's episode, Liletta opens up about her own journey out of a violent relationship to living her life fully expressed. She also shares ways we can use our voices for positive c...
2020-09-1639 minPlay Your Position303: The Very Busy SpiderWhen my kids were small, one of the favorite bedtime books in our house was Eric Carle's "The Very Busy Spider." If you're not familiar with this book, it's one that teaches children about focusing on work that matters. With delightful illustrations, the story has several different kinds of animals asking the spider who is spinning her web to do things with them. The horse asks if she wants to go for a ride, the goat asks if she wants to jump on the rocks, the dog asks if she wants to chase a cat… but her answer to al...
2020-07-1608 minPlay Your Position252: Frances Reimers on Being Seen at the Right Place at the Right TimeIf you thought you knew about personal branding, wait until you hear today's conversation with PR and Branding expert, Frances Reimers. This woman is K.N.O.W.L.E.D.G.A.B.L.E. I bet you'll walk away from our conversation with your head full of practical tips and strategies for moving your ball into that metaphorical endzone. She works with high profile athletes and professionals to elevate their brands in the marketplace so they can achieve their goals. Her energy is palpable. Her exp...
2020-04-2052 minPlay Your Position241: Dr. Nancy Gordon on Leading System Change & Transformation Dr. Nancy Gordon is Chairperson of the Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Expressive Arts at Salve Regina University. She received her Doctor of Education degree from Harvard University and has been a member of the Salve Regina faculty since 1993. Now an Associate Professor, she was granted tenure in 2015. Dr. Gordon is also the graduate program director for the Holistic programs, with oversight of five master's programs, five Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (post-master's) programs and five Certificate of Graduate Studies programs. In addition to course development, she teaches in the program. Her current graduate courses i...
2020-02-0936 min
Play Your Position226: Janet Kafadar on How to Build Your Online Business in 20 Minutes a DayJanet Kafadar is an online business coach who's passionate about helping coaches, entrepreneurs, and experts to package their brilliance into a sustainable, profitable online business. A busy mom and entrepreneur, Janet has personally experienced the frustration and overwhelm of feeling stuck on the path to building an online business. She's made some mistakes along the way, and she'll share what she's learned and how these lessons have shaped her perspective as an online business owner and coach working with other online business owners around the world. Whether it's understanding the right first steps to take...
2019-12-2350 min
Play Your Position224: Heidi Piper on Why the Right Answer Is Always Choose LoveToday's guest is Heidi Piper. During Heidi's three decades living in Europe and working at Fortune 50 company Procter & Gamble, she led teams to deliver innovation for some of the world's most iconic brands. She now lives in Boulder, Colorado and supports global senior leaders and their teams through transformation with her company, PhoenixRising. Heidi Piper is committed to helping heal the world through intentional action. She is passionate about the calling for all of us to choose love, every day, and particularly in the most trying of situations, to facilitate our personal and collective healing. Above all...
2019-12-1742 minPlay Your Position215: Caroline Balinska on Building an eCommerce EmpireToday's starting quarterback has "I have a crazy obsession with automating processes in your business so you can work less and make more money." Her name is Caroline Balinska -- aka the Ecommerce Growth Specialist. She is a forward-thinking game-changer with simple solutions for Merchants to get their first 1000 sales. THE FIRST 1000 ARE THE HARDEST! Caroline's ability to change the mindset of merchants is the real trick to her skill. Her bold, creative ideas make others take notice, and she presents them in her own unique way that is easy to und...
2019-09-1943 minPlay Your Position213: The Summer that Almost Wasn'tLoss can be one of our greatest teachers. This summer wasn't supposed to be the way it was because last December, I sat next to my mom in a hospital room and took notes as she planned her funeral. None of us expected her to make it to the new year. But she did, and the summer that almost wasn't became the summer that was. _ During my break this year here at the lake, I've made time to reflect about the power loss can have on our lives, how we can use it...
2019-08-2119 min
Play Your Position211: Tracy Timm on Coming Alive at Work Once and for AllTracy Timm is a born and raised Texas girl who has a very specific goal: to make life simple again. She does that as a quarter-life career coach and human capital advisor. Her program, The Nth Degree™ Academy, helps high-potential professionals discover their career "sweet spot" through a mix of self-discovery, tactical training, and some much-needed tough love. Tracy has a degree in behavioral psychology from Yale, a severely bruised ego from working on Wall Street, and has logged one trip around the entire globe. She believes that our unique purpose in life can be realized through our careers, an...
2019-06-2758 min
Play Your Position206: Tracy Imm on Conquering Shame, Being Brave, and Claiming Success for YourselfTracy Imm has been doing the corporate dance for decades and has more degrees and certificates than you'll ever need from top rated schools and professional associations. She won't bore you with all of it but if you want to know more about those details, visit her LinkedIn profile. Tracy is here to train women to be better leaders. She has been leading people since she was the President of her Girl Scout Troop at age 11. She knows what it takes to motivate and inspire people to show up and do their best work. Obsessed with learning...
2019-05-2346 min
Play Your Position199: Bryan and Shannon Miles on How to Leverage Quality Freelancers to Grow Your BusinessBryan and Shannon Miles are determined to help you grow your business with the help of bringing freelancers on board to achieve your goals. Bryan and Shannon Miles are determined to help you grow your business with the help of bringing freelancers on board to achieve your goals. This power husband and wife team are today's starting QB and wide receiver and they will prove that the way we work today is just plain different than it was ten years ago. Bryan Miles can't sit still. He is an entrepreneur, backpacker, mountain climber...
2019-04-1149 minPlay Your Position197: Lee Caharer Shows Us How Generations Can Win Championships Together at WorkToday's starting quarterback is Lee Caharer, the founder and CEO of Double Forte PR and Digital Marketing that works with beloved and up and coming consumer technology and wine brands. Lee is known for practical solutions to big problems. She is the author of two books Millennials and Management The Essential Guide to Making It Work at Work and the Boomerang Principle Inspiring Lifetime Loyalty from Employees. Her big laugh and sense of humor have gotten her out of a lot of trouble and she splits time between San Francisco and New York City where she puts her degree...
2019-03-2847 min
Play Your Position190: Laura Di Franco on How to Be Brave and Show Up for Your LifeToday's starting quarterback is Laura di Franco, a 6-time published poet and author, inspirational speaker, holistic physical therapist and a third-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do with over two decades of experience in healing. After checking off all the "to-do" lists that were to supposedly make her feel happy, Laura woke up one day and realized it wasn't good enough. She had everything she could possibly want or need but wasn't truly happy and knew that feeling had to change. Laura di Franco's MVP Player Stats: Laura is a highly in...
2019-02-2245 minPlay Your Position185: Molly Grubb Wants You to Be Wealthy"Some people do cocaine; my drug of choice is helping people keep as much of their wealth as possible. It's the greatest natural high on earth." If that doesn't get your attention, Team, I don't know what will. Today's starting quarterback is Molly Grubb and she is a dynasty builder. After seeing her family's business torn away from her parents, watching them lose their identity and then walking away with almost nothing, Molly decided she wasn't going to let that happen to other entrepreneurs and family business owners. Now Molly helps build, prote...
2019-02-0136 minPlay Your Position175: Karen Aberle on the Universal Dance of RelationshipWhether you're single, married, happily partnered, or searching for love, you'll be amazed at the insights shared by today's guest, Karen Aberle. Karen is the author of #1 Amazon bestseller Love's Invisible Dance, inspired by her own juicy 30-year marriage, 3 decades of researching and teaching about relationship and the philosophy of language, and an 18-year apprenticeship with Huichol shamans of central Mexico. She's coached individuals and teams in Fortune 100 organizations including Comcast, Spectrum Reach, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, on the art of building strong professional relationships using the same skills she an...
2018-10-2137 minPlay Your Position169: Michelle Gomez on Moving Past Imposter SyndromeMichelle Gomez is the creator of The D.A.R.I.N.G. Process and an accomplished corporate executive with over 18 years in the transportation and logistics industry. The first in her family to graduate from college, she has earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, a Master's Degree in Business Administration, and a certification in Broadcast Journalism. Throughout her career, Michelle has been an advocate for women in the workforce, leading the charge in speaking forums, business articles, and networking events. Michelle has personally mentored and coached dozens of men and women toward achieving...
2018-09-1340 minPlay Your Position156: Selena Rezvani on Creating Workplace Cultures that WorkI love when PYP MVPs refer people to be guests on the show. Today's guest is one such referral, a terrific woman who comes to us via Jo Miller (PYP Episode #87). Selena Rezvani is strong, and tough, and suited up to face the biggest thrills and challenges life throws her way. And to be clear: times are challenging. For women. For men. And Selena isn't afraid to talk about "big ideas" related to these challenges because talking is where change starts. As a Vice President of Consulting and...
2018-05-2534 minPlay Your Position149: Sue Monhait on The Blue Ocean Opportunity for Gifters-Bakers-Crafters-Makers"A lot of people get to a point in their lives when they are so done with the 9-5," says today's PYP MVP Sue Monhait. "They may be 60, or 65 and ready for something else. But there's only so many times they can work out, or play golf or tennis. A lot of people have crafts they enjoy that they can turn into a business." Sue loves the wonderful community she serves known as Gifters-Bakers-Crafters-Makers. She is known as the Gift Biz Gal and has worked in the retail and online spaces for over 25 years. After 15 y...
2018-04-1542 minPlay Your Position145: Christie Garcia Is Helping Make Good Men Great"We only get one shot at this crazy thing called life," today's PYP MVP Christie Garcia says. "My personal goal is to make sure you leave your legacy and maximize your impact while you are here." When she was 29, Christie was the epitome of success. She had a great apartment in San Francisco, a nice car, friends, travel opportunities, an interesting career and all the other external symbols of making it in America. But a freak accident close to Christmas one year caused Christie to reevaluate her life and ultimately make some decisions that changed t...
2018-03-3141 minPlay Your Position143: Andrea Owen on Not Feeling Like S*^t and Other Strategies for Living a Kick A$$ LifeI'm not going to lie. I was really excited when Andrea Owen accepted my invitation to come on PYP and share her stories about being more vulnerable, getting sober and building a life on your own terms. I learned about her through a podcast I listen to, which led me to her podcast Your Kick A$$ Life which led me to her book (which I highly recommend.) Honest, energetic and inspirational, Andrea Owen isn't afraid to play her position full out and is winning big time because she does. On today's sh...
2018-03-2337 minPlay Your Position133: Lauren Fritsch on How to Prioritize Joy in Your Life for More Creative Energy and Money"Do you guys remember Periscope or Meerkat?" today's PYP MVP Lauren Fritsch asked during our conversation. "That was the hottest thing at SXSW a couple of years ago...and where are they now?" We both chuckled about this. "The world is changing at an incredible pace," she continued. "And it's great to be curious and it's great to be an early adopter...but always remember it's far more important to be super clear on why you do what you do so that when that next round of bright shiny objects comes ar...
2018-02-1347 minPlay Your Position129: Pamela Gold on How to Be Present and More Effective in Everything You Do"No matter how skillful we are, we are always going to have blind spots. We just can't know what we don't know," says today's PYP MVP Pamela Gold. "And don't even get me started on what phones are doing to us!" she laughs. "Our phones are messing with our minds!" You will love today's conversation with Pamela Gold. Some history: Pamela grew up on her family's apple farm in upstate New York, graduated from Yale University, and then entered the business world in NYC where she was the point person on an IPO at the a...
2018-01-2833 minPlay Your Position125: Ruth Ullman on Developing Flexibility in Your Work Life While Caring for Aging Parents"The time you can take to care for aging parents is 10-20 years according to a survey done by MetLife," says today's PYP MVP Ruth Ullman. There are plenty of other sobering statistics about the wave that's coming -- and most people are either ignoring it or denying it even exists. Our conversation goes pretty deep into what's happening around the world today, and the trend of aging parents shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. "No one wants to think about their parents getting old," Ruth continues. "But to pretend that's not going to happen...
2017-11-2732 minPlay Your Position124: Teresa McCloy on Reconnecting to What Matters Most to Us"Why are sports growing in popularity?" today's guest Teresa McCloy asks rhetorically. "It's because people are longing for that connection we get when we come together for an event." She's right. I see it every time I go to watch a game in person. In that stadium, for a few hours at least, those of us who have chosen to spend our time watching athletes run, tackle, hit, jump, leap, throw, pound, and slide share in something very special -- and very human. Teresa gets this, which is why she has redesigned her life around helping clients...
2017-11-2141 minPlay Your Position123: Nancy Martin Encourages Us All to Dance in the End Zone of Our LivesNancy Martin loves the Pittsburgh Steelers. A Pennsylvania girl through and through, she gets football and what it can mean for a town, city and region. When she's not cheering for the black and gold, she is a renowned speaker, facilitator, and best-selling author of Dance Your Way to an Empowered Self, and the creator of "Back Off" - a proprietary method of teaching women and girls how to embody confidence so they can repel potential abusers and claim their own authentic voice. Her mission is to reach as many women and girls as possible before they b...
2017-11-1437 minPlay Your Position122: Debbie Johnston on Why It's Never too Late to Have the Family You WantDebbie Johnston's motto is, "If I have touched one life, it was worth the journey." And let me tell you -- she has touched many. November is National Adoption Month and among the many pursuits Debbie has engaged in over the years, advocating for children of all ages to find permanent homes is at the top of her list. Over the span of her successful careers, she has been recognized as the Entrepreneur of Richmond, Virginia, Philanthropist of the Year, and Woman on the Move. As founder and President of Care Advantage, Nurse Advantage, and All...
2017-11-0729 minPlay Your Position112: Jane Jackson -- How to Thrive When Changing Your Career DirectionJane Jackson and I have never met in person. In fact, I "met" Jane Jackson via a video she made as part of an online course I took in June. I live in Oregon in the US and she lives in Sydney, Australia. I was so impressed with her message and presence, I reached out to her on LinkedIn and the rest is history. That's the way it works today. I often comment to my guests each week how we never would have connected were it not for this phenomenal thing called the Internet. It has literally opened the...
2017-07-1145 minPlay Your Position110: Andrea Jordan -- "You Can Have Everything You Want, Just Not at the Same Time"Andrea Jordan is a business strategist who is living a life many people dream of: seeing the world while working remotely. As a digital nomad, she is currently travelling throughout Latin America, enjoying the many sites this region of the world has to offer. She earns her living supporting creative entrepreneurs who want to live a life less ordinary, just like she's doing. With a rare combination of expertise in corporate law and business coaching, together with a degree in accounting, this woman knows her stuff! When she's not working with entrepreneurs, you can find her with a camera...
2017-06-1334 minPlay Your Position107: Dana Malstaff -- This Boss Mom Gets Things Done without Judgment and with Plenty of Dance Parties"I don't like doing the same thing over and over," says Dana Malstaff, founder of the growing brand "Boss Mom" and mother of two. "That's probably why I wouldn't be good at football because I'd want to play all the positions!" Dana is a mother, author, business & content strategist, coach, and podcaster whose energy is infectious. She lives with her family in San Diego and loves what she does. As the author of Boss Mom: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Business & Nurturing Your Family Like a Pro, Dana lives by the advice she gives to other young moms...
2017-05-1637 minPlay Your Position101: Dr. Tracey Adams Dishes about the Benefits of Bad Bosses and Leaving Your Phone at HomeWhat can we learn from having a bad boss, or working with a really bad coach? Emotional Intelligence expert Dr. Tracey Adams says plenty! Tracey and I recently met via a mutual friend and PYP MVP Elizabeth Case (thanks, Elizabeth!) and we hit it off immediately. Enthusiastic is an understatement when it comes to describing this powerhouse. I learned so much from our conversation on today's episode, and I know you will love what she shares. One of the big takeaways is this: when we allow other people to take the credit for winning, we actually win bigger. Tracey...
2017-03-0742 minPlay Your Position99: Susan Ritchie on What We Need to Know about the X Factor of LeadershipIf you were deathly afraid of spiders, would you deliberately spend the night in the jungles of Borneo? Today's PYP MVP Sue Ritchie did, and said it was one of the best experiences of her life. Sue is a leadership coach who knows how to shake things up and move us out of our comfort zones so we can thrive in the new world of work and life. No stranger to taking calculated risks, Sue walks her talk and can attest to the importance of stretching ourselves so we know life in a new way. She is an expert...
2017-02-2145 minPlay Your Position98: Karen Lopez McWilliams Shares the Secret of Winning Big in LifeI first met Karen Lopez McWilliams in the lobby of a Hilton Hotel in Southlake, Texas. It was late June 2015 and she arrived with all the materials she'd agreed to bring for our two day strategy session together on her passion project: big post-it paper, colored markers, legal pads, pens. For the next 48 hours, we hashed out the game plan she would use to create her book, The Ones Who Believed: True Inspirational Stories Honoring Everyday People Who Took a Chance, Shaped a Life and Made a Difference. All those proverbial Xs and Os made sense and showed us...
2017-02-1436 minPlay Your Position97: BONUS PYP Audible Lady Gaga's Super Bowl Halftime ShowI love the Super Bowl. I was not happy with the outcome on Sunday as I wanted the Falcons to win. But hats off to Tom Brady and the Patriots for pulling out of their tailspin and coming back to win the game. History making event. But enough about football. Ha! Today I want to talk about the halftime show because it was out of this world and I couldn't help myself...I was enjoying it not just for the entertainment value, but also for the business value...looking at Lady Gaga as the epitome of an...
2017-02-0715 minPlay Your Position80: Nellie Akalp Is in It to Win It AgainNellie Akalp is a serial entrepreneur, small business advocate, speaker and author. Through the various "Do-It- Yourself" and "Business-Startup" services she has founded since 1997, she has formed over 200,000 corporations and LLCs for small business owners. Her last company was acquired by Intuit in 2005. Today, she and her husband, Phil, operate CorpNet.com where they help entrepreneurs start and maintain a business in compliance with state filing requirements for a new or existing business. Nellie shares her expert tips with readers at Forbes, Entrepreneur and Mashable and is a regular guest expert on the Fox Small Business Center. S...
2016-09-0627 minPlay Your Position79: Marina Darlow Runs Game-Winning Small Biz Plays with SystemsMarina Darlow is a systems pro and productivity expert. She sees her job as helping impact-driven entrepreneurs get 10-20 more productive hours a week, stop leaking money, and prevent stress-fuel breakdowns. An engineer by training, Marina came to a realization a couple years ago: working for a conglomerate is not as inspiring as she wants her life work to be. The quest for inspiration brought her to found Vision Framework, a company that builds small, purpose-driven businesses from the inside, helping entrepreneurs run their companies with ease by putting effective, easy-to-use, and fun (yep!) systems in place. ...
2016-08-3035 minPlay Your Position73: Follow Your Dream into the End Zone -- with Jane LeslieNew York pianist and composer Jane Leslie has been honored with several ASCAP Awards for her original music. She holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Juilliard School and a Doctoral degree from the Manhattan School of Music. Blending elements from classical and popular music, Jane Leslie has created her own signature 'crossover' style of music. Her beautiful melodies convey a sense of peace and tranquility, with a romantic and expressive sound that can touch the heart of the listener. Her albums have been featured on the Internet and in radio broadcasts and include compositions with piano solos and due...
2016-06-2128 minPlay Your Position72: Jeany Park Demystifies Using Video to Grow Your Business and BrandJeany Park is the CEO and Co-Founder of Compass Rose Video. She specializes in Video Marketing for the savvy Entrepreneur and Business Owner, helping them to leverage the most important, hot new tool in Content Marketing: Video. Previously, Jeany had a 15 year career as an actress, and now gets to combine her experience being on camera talent with her life coach training, to help Entrepreneurs & Business Owners get visible, boost their confidence, and most importantly, explode their revenue! Press and hold link to visit the page Shownotes Page Become a PYP MVP! Subscribe...
2016-06-1435 minPlay Your Position68: Elizabeth Case Shows Us How to Score Big on Social Media5 years ago in 2011, Elizabeth Case "drank the kool-aid" of entrepreneurship and started Yellow Dog Consulting, a marketing and sales consulting firm focused on the small business owner. Yellow Dog Consulting is designed to help growing businesses set up the foundation and building blocks of their marketing and sales efforts. She brings to her company more than 13 years of business development and sales experience with a variety of companies from retail to nonprofit management, focusing on relationship development and growing business through partnerships and referrals. Elizabeth lives in Hillsboro, Oregon with her husband, and the world's greatest Yellow Dog, Norm.
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Play Your Position64: From Posture to Power and Presence with Dr. Cynthia BoccaraDr. Cynthia helps individuals and organizations
improve their communications, be more productive and cultivate
innovative thinking. She has shared her insights with organizations
such as Citibank, Dell Software, Taylor Design, WITI, MPI, PMI, and
is a highly sought after presenter at conferences on Executive
Presence, leadership development and presentation skills. Dr.
Cynthia Boccara graduated Magna Cum Laude from Los Angles College
of Chiropractic. She has been in practice for over 25 years helping
patients from infants to octogenarians lead happier, healthier
lives. Dr. Cynthia also had the honor of being selected as the
Chiropractor for the All Women's America's Cup...
2016-04-1938 minPlay Your Position60: Winning Wardrobes & Touchdowns of Hope -- with Dr. Carol Parker WalshConnect with Mary Lou
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Dr. Carol Parker Walsh is an award-winning and sought-after speaker, trainer, certified image professional, and #1 best selling author specializing in developing strategies for individuals to hold a positive personal and professional self-image. She’s one of 20 licensed Fashion Feng Shui® practitioners, holds a JD in employment law and has a PhD in human development. In her business Evolve Image Consulting, Carol combines her expertise in appearance, communication, behavior, identity development, body structure and color, along with 25+ years as an executive, lawyer, and academic, to support her clients in...
2016-02-2332 minPlay Your Position59: From Impossible to Possible -- with Dana CoreyConnect with Mary Lou
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Dana Corey is an international speaker, high performance business strategist and the Founder of Big Heart, Big Life where big money & big love go hand in hand. Her passion is coaching successful women entrepreneurs to get beyond what they already know, believe and do, so they can turn their 'impossible' into "accomplished!" Dana has mentored hundreds to entrepreneurial success, facilitated personal growth seminars and trained others to do the same since her 20’s. Her clients include entrepreneurs, small business owners, and Fortune 100 and 500 executives. She is the cre...
2016-02-0927 minPlay Your Position54: How to Beat Fatigue Like a Champion -- with Dr. Carri DrzyzgaConnect with Mary Lou
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Dr. Carri Drzyzga (Driz’ ga) is known internationally as ‘The Functional Medicine Doc’ – the go-to expert on finding the root causes of health problems so you can feel normal again. She is a chiropractor and naturopathic doctor, host of the popular podcast “The Functional Medicine Radio Show”, and author of the hit book Reclaim Your Energy and Feel Normal Again! Her private practice is Functional Medicine Ontario located in Ottawa, Ontario.
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2015-12-0132 minPlay Your Position46: Learning to Show Up and Play on Your Own Terms -- with Dr. Jayne Gardner
Dr. Jayne Gardner has a passion for coaching others using the latest discoveries in neuroscience and quantum physics to reprogram their brains in order to lead a more fulfilling life. Dr. Gardner holds a doctorate and a master’s degree in psychology and counseling and has served as a faculty member at Texas Christian University and The University of Dallas. She is a Master Certified Coach, one of 400 coaches in the world who has achieved this designation. She has hosted her own radio show called Wired to Win and was interviewed on Good Morning Texas and CNN’s Busi...
2015-09-1530 minPlay Your Position45: Thank You Listeners!In this special short edition for the Fall 2015 season of PYP, host Mary Lou Kayser looks ahead at what's in store for the fall lineup, as well as offers her special thanks to you, the listener.
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2015-09-0110 minPlay Your Position42: Wearing Pretty Dresses & Drinking Champagne Helps Mary Louise VanNatta Wins GamesMary Louise VanNatta, CAE has consulted with organizations and nonprofit associations since 1986 as owner of VanNatta Public Relations (VPR) and more recently its sister company Spire Management. As a popular social columnist, she writes the weekly "Out and About with Mary Louise VanNatta" for the Statesman Journal newspaper in the Capitol City of Salem, Oregon. Since 2009 she has been covering the comings and goings of those involved in nonprofit events and has also been writing a monthly business column for the Salem Business Journal since 2006. Mary Louise has been recognized with a number of awards over her career for wr...
2015-06-3035 minPlay Your Position39: The One Secret for Winning in Online Business -- with Kim Doyal
Kim Doyal -- aka "The Wordpress Chick" -- knows a thing or two about winning on the online business field. In today's episode of the Play Your Position Podcast, listen in to hear Kim's journey from barely getting by to flourishing beyond her wildest dreams with her Internet based lifestyle business. Arguably one of today's most successful female online business owners, Kim shares insights about how anyone can achieve success online and build a lifestyle business that gives them happiness, satisfaction, and freedom.
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2015-05-2135 minPlay Your Position36: Putting Players First & Overcoming Adversity Is a Winning Strategy for Meredith BerkichMeredith Berkich is no stranger to adversity and overcoming what seem like insurmountable odds to lead her teams to victory. An executive leaders in the Direct Selling Industry for years, Meredith has successfully taken companies she's worked for to multiple victories. Listen in to hear Meredith share her story and tips for getting past the blocks that confound just about everyone on the way to the championship.
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2015-04-0732 minPlay Your Position34: Juicing Her Way into the End Zone and Beyond -- with MiMi ChauIn today's episode of the Play Your Position Podcast, young entrepreneur MiMi Chau dives into the power of juicing as a business and as a way of life. MiMi's story is inspirational on many levels, so be sure to tune in and listen to her share her story about following her passion and showing up to play her best position every single day.
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2015-03-1027 minPlay Your Position32: Audio Postcard Celebrating 1 Year Podcast AnniversaryIn this episode of the Play Your Position Podcast, host Mary Lou Kayser looks back at the first year of her podcast, sharing 3 big insights with listeners about what the content creation experience and podcast journey has revealed -- and why it matters.
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2015-02-1022 minPlay Your Position30: Creating a Killer Offense and Game Plan with Music -- with Emily DuffEmily Duff is a Manhattan based artist who fronts the Emily Duff Band. Compared to the likes of Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, and Steve Earle, she is one of the best singer songwriters of her generation. In today's episode of the Play Your Position Podcast, listen in to hear Emily's story about how music found her when she was four years old, along with her insights on living the artist's life in a technology driven world.
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2015-01-1333 minPlay Your Position23: How a Serious Car Accident Got Her to Finally Listen to Her Intuition -- with Mary SheehanMary Sheehan knows first hand the excitement and fear that comes with the decision to change positions after 20 years of a successful career in pharmacy. In today's episode, listen as Mary shares how she knew it was time to play a different position and the difference making that decision is having in her life.
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2014-11-0426 minPlay Your Position17: How One Millenial Is Tackling the College Game -- with Ginna KayserGinna Kayser is about to start her freshman year at the University of Oregon Clark Honors College. Representing the next generation of 21st century leaders, Ginna is planning to pursue a career in medicine and is an inspiration to anyone who believes that young people are our future.
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2014-09-2316 minPlay Your Position13: Show Insights First 3 MonthsIn today's Play Your Position Podcast episode, host Mary Lou Kayser shares insights gleaned from the first 12 weeks of the show while reflecting on how her position as a Mom is about to change as her daughter gets ready to graduate from high school.
2014-05-3014 minPlay Your Position11: How to Document Your Personal History -- with Gloria NussbaumGloria Nussbaum is a personal historian who owns her own business called Real-to-Reel. Her passion for audio and storytelling has been instrumental in her business succes. To date, she has recorded the personal histories of close to 100 people and couples. Gloria has also gained some priceless insights into running a business as a result of being out on her own, and has seen the huge payoff her clients experience from documenting their personal histories.
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2014-05-1329 minPlay Your Position9: Music's Transformative Power for Healing and Growth -- with Carol Ann JonesCarol Ann Jones has loved music since she was a little girl, but it wasn't until after she'd raised her family and become a dairy farmer that she decided it was time to chronicle her life in music. She wrote all of the songs on her debut album “Out of the Blue,” and has since written and performed many other songs. Carol's music hit the national airwaves in early 2010 when her song "All about the Wheels" was featured on NPR's popular show "Car Talk" with Click & Clack. Listen in to hear her stories about the many ways music changes live...
2014-04-2932 minPlay Your Position6: Success and Failure at 35,000 Feet -- with Heather McKeownHeather McKeown is the author of the book, Above and Beyond: Inspiring Adventures into the Blue" target="_blank">Above and Beyond: Inspiring Adventures into the Blue and currently serves passengers at 35,000 feet through her work as a Flight Attendant with JetBlue Airways. She is also the editor of The Optimist Newspaper, a publication dedicated to suicide prevention. From her unique perspective, she shares inspirational stories and insights about the human journey we are all on together.
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