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Play 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 n...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 i...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 Am...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 e...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 he...2024-01-2957 minPlay Your PositionEmma Donovan on Owning Your Story in an Authentic WayIn today's episode, I have an in-depth conversation with branding and storytelling expert Emma Donovan of Dapper. As we launch a new year, the ideas Emma shares about choosing online platforms, owning your story in an authentic way, and driving the narrative about yourself and your brand are timely -- and timeless. Emma Donovan is a seasoned entrepreneur with 15+ years of experience in brand strategy and professional profiling. As co-founder of Dapper, she excels in creating innovative products and collaborating with brilliant minds. Emma’s superpower lies in injecting enthusiasm and vibrancy into any situation. Currently, Emma’s fo...2024-01-0451 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 ma...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 min
Captivate the RoomLegacy with Mary Lou KayserWelcome to the show!
Today I've got a very special guest with me, Mary Lou Kayser is here today. In today's episode, we have a wonderful conversation about playing your position, legacy and the supports we need to move past some of the invisible challenges in our lives so we can reach our goals.
Mary Lou shares her 4 point bespoke framework that she uses to support her clients in moving past fear, uncertainty, indecision and self-doubt and it's truly brilliant. You don't want to miss this episode!
Make sure you take a l...2023-07-2048 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 perso...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 speak...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 a...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 custom...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 boar...2022-12-1650 min
Rat Race Reboot - with Laura NoelA Companion for the Next Leg of Your JourneyToday I’m having a conversation with Author / Podcaster / Consultant Mary Lou Kayser. Mary Lou Kayser is a keynote speaker, best selling author, strategic branding coach, and podcaster. She runs a company called Kingfisher Media Publishing, she writes, and she teaches strategic branding to both individuals and corporate organizations.
She recently launched her latest book, a collection of poems titled The Far Unlit Unknown, available everywhere books are sold. She’s here today to share strategic branding tips we can all use in the new year as well as her journey as a writer.
Get...2022-12-1532 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...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 ha...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 PositionOrshie Herbein on How to Rethink Your MarketingOrshie Herbein, a partner at Brand3, knows if you don’t have a clear message and image, you could be wasting as much as 80% of your marketing budget. She is here with some actionable ways to help business owners rethink marketing and to stop wasting time and money and accelerate business growth. With her unique perspective as a visual problem solver, Orshie is a great asset to have with us. = = = = = The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful co...2022-03-3042 minPlay Your PositionDr. Ruth Gotian on the Four Elements of SuccessAs we enter a new year, many of us are thinking about what success means moving forward. My conversation on today's episode with Dr. Ruth Gotian is sure to get you thinking about your own definition of success and what you will prioritize in the coming months. Dr. Ruth Gotian is the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology and former Assistant Dean of Mentoring and Executive Director of the Mentoring Academy at Weill Cornell Medicine. She has been hailed by the journal Nature and Columbia University as an expert in mentoring an...2022-01-1049 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...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...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 Spot...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 corp...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 PY...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 reco...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 Position309: Judy DeFeo on Making the Most of Your MoneyJudy DeFeo is passionate about the freedom and opportunities she brings to her clients. With 20 + years of financial industry experience, there’s no one better positioned to help small to midsize businesses leverage the power of cloud accounting software to help ease their accounting burden. Judy spent 15 years with Goldman Sachs in New York, eventually serving as Vice President in their Global Treasury and Banking Division. She is a member of the National Advisor Network (for QuickBooks® ProAdvisors and is certified by the Sleeter Group, a national consulting network of accounting software professionals. 2020-07-3038 minPlay Your Position304: Beth Miller on the Value of Asking for FeedbackBeth Armknecht Miller is CEO of Executive Velocity, a top talent, and leadership development advisory firm. Beth is a trusted executive consultant, Vistage Chair Emeritus, and committed volunteer. She is certified in Myers Briggs, Hogan, and Business DNA. And, she is a Certified Managerial Coach by Kennesaw University. Beth’s insight and expertise have made her a sought-after speaker on hiring, leadership development, and succession planning. She is a frequent contributor to Entrepreneur Online, About.com, and TalentCulture to name a few. She is a graduate of Babson College and Harvard Business School’s OPM program. 2020-07-1741 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 t...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 min
The Marketing Futurist PodcastEp014: How to Personalize Your Marketing Stories Using Futurist TechnologiesMary Lou Kayser shares her story telling secrets as a Marketing Futurist. Personalization still takes precedent whether using long form or short conversational copywriting.2018-12-1040 min
Brave Girls with Tracy ImmNo One Is Coming to Rescue YouOn this episode of Brave Girls with Tracy Imm, we talk with Mary Lou Kayser and her leap of faith into entrepreneurship after a very successful post secondary teaching career. She’s now modeling to her children how to live a life that matters by working smart and learning from her failures. Mary Lou’s gifts as a writer, editor, teacher and coach are now being shared with thought leaders around the world. She helps them take ideas out of their head and onto a page. We talk about the resistance you face when you are an entrepreneur or a wr...2018-09-0936 min
Peak Performers | Tools, Strategies & Psychology to Get Things DoneHow Journaling Helps Build Your Own Narrative | Mary Lou Kayser | Part 3 of 3 | Episode #228 Mary Lou Kayser is an author-entrepreneur, consultant and speaker whose mission is to use her decades of writing, teaching, entrepreneurship, technology and leadership to facilitate experiences designed to transform individuals, executive teams, entrepreneurs, educators, non-profits and associations who want to see improvements in peak performance areas including: leadership, culture, talent, branding and marketing efforts. She hosts the Play Your Position Podcast, and is also the co-author of the recently published book, The Ones Who Believed: True Inspirational Stories Honoring Everyday People Who Took a Risk, Shaped a Life and Made a Difference Visit http://maryloukayser.c...2017-01-3017 min
Peak Performers | Tools, Strategies & Psychology to Get Things DoneAre You Being a Rippler In Your Business? | Mary Lou Kayser | Part 2 of 3 | Episode #225Mary Lou Kayser is an author-entrepreneur, consultant and speaker whose mission is to use her decades of writing, teaching, entrepreneurship, technology and leadership to facilitate experiences designed to transform individuals, executive teams, entrepreneurs, educators, non-profits and associations who want to see improvements in peak performance areas including: leadership, culture, talent, branding and marketing efforts. She hosts the Play Your Position Podcast, and is also the co-author of the recently published book, The Ones Who Believed: True Inspirational Stories Honoring Everyday People Who Took a Risk, Shaped a Life and Made a Difference Visit http://maryloukayser.com/pypstory...2017-01-2721 min
Peak Performers | Tools, Strategies & Psychology to Get Things DoneDo You Really Know What You Stand For? | Mary Lou Kayser | Part 1 of 3 | Episode #222Mary Lou Kayser is an author-entrepreneur, consultant and speaker whose mission is to use her decades of writing, teaching, entrepreneurship, technology and leadership to facilitate experiences designed to transform individuals, executive teams, entrepreneurs, educators, non-profits and associations who want to see improvements in peak performance areas including: leadership, culture, talent, branding and marketing efforts. She hosts the Play Your Position Podcast, and is also the co-author of the recently published book, The Ones Who Believed: True Inspirational Stories Honoring Everyday People Who Took a Risk, Shaped a Life and Made a Difference Visit http://maryloukayser.com/pypstory...2017-01-2422 min
The Kim Doyal ShowScaling Your WordPress Business – My Interview with Kai Davis WPCP: 072Kai and I connected through an awesome mutual friend, Mary Lou Kayser (awesome person btw and I will definitely have her on the podcast!
I'm so grateful when people connect with other people they know! You just never know where that connection may lead (for both parties!) - Kai was no exception.
Kai used to work as a director of marketing for a large construction company in Oregon. He managed requests for their proposals and large bids for projects. From there became a front end word press developer, working as an independent consultant by helping people build their websites and...2015-09-1055 min
Entrepreneurs on Fire Business PodcastMary Lou Kayser: Creating conversations that convert into greater convictionMary Lou Kayser is the Author of the forthcoming book, One True Limerick and has dedicated her life to helping people create conversations that convert into greater conviction, creativity, and cash. When she isn’t helping others, Mary Lou is on a constant quest to better herself through new and exciting projects.2014-10-1133 min
Entrepreneurs on FireMary Lou Kayser: Creating conversations that convert into greater convictionMary Lou Kayser is the Author of the forthcoming book, One True Limerick and has dedicated her life to helping people create conversations that convert into greater conviction, creativity, and cash. When she isn’t helping others, Mary Lou is on a constant quest to better herself through new and exciting projects.2014-10-1133 min
Entrepreneurs on Fire Business PodcastMary Lou Kayser: Creating conversations that convert into greater convictionMary Lou Kayser is the Author of the forthcoming book, One True Limerick and has dedicated her life to helping people create conversations that convert into greater conviction, creativity, and cash. When she isn’t helping others, Mary Lou is on a constant quest to better herself through new and exciting projects.2014-10-1133 min