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Play 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 min