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Shedding the Corporate BitchAsk Bigger. Lead Louder. Win More! with Dia BondiIn this episode, host Bernadette Boas sits down with world-class leadership communications coach and auctioneer Dia Bondi to explore the bold truth behind powerful leadership: your voice isn't just a tool—it's your greatest asset.Whether you’re an executive, founder, HR leader, or people manager, this conversation will challenge you to rethink how you communicate, what you ask for, and why you're not being heard the way you should be.Dia shares powerful insights from two decades of coaching C-suite leaders and venture-backed founders, revealing how to:Use...2025-07-2241 min
The Angel Next DoorAsk Bigger, Get More: Dia Bondi’s Tactics for Entrepreneurs Seeking FundingWhat if the true game changer in entrepreneurship isn’t just innovation, but the ability to make bold, strategic asks—even when a “no” seems inevitable? In this episode of The Angel Next Door Podcast, host Marcia Dawood sits down with communications coach and auctioneer Dia Bondi to explore how asking for what you want can transform a founder’s journey.Dia Bondi, author of Ask Like an Auctioneer, draws on her extensive experience coaching executives and founders, as well as her unique background in live auctioneering, to teach entrepreneurs how to “ask off the menu” and design request...2025-06-1232 min
Partnerships For ProfitHow Dia Bondi Helps Leaders Ask Big and Win Bigger | Episode 118 with Dia BondiJoin us on Partnerships for Profit episode #118 as we welcome Dia Bondi, Communications Catalyst, keynote speaker, and creator of Ask Like an Auctioneer. From coaching Olympic bid teams and high-growth founders to helping ambitious women ask for more and get it, Dia is reshaping how we lead, ask, and grow.In this episode, we talk about high-stakes communication, how to turn hesitation into action, and why asking isn’t just a skill—it’s a success strategy.📌 Connect with Dia:🔗 Website: diabondi.com🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dia-bondi🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount...2025-05-2837 min
Sell With AuthorityHow to Unlock Your Voice, with Dia BondiI’m over the moon excited for today’s conversation because we have a special encore guest joining us — the absolutely brilliant Dia Bondi. If you’re meeting Dia for the first time, here’s what you need to know — she works with senior leaders, founders, and ambitious professionals to help them find their voice and lead with it. She’s helped her clients secure hundreds of millions of dollars in decisions and resources that have shaped the future of their teams and businesses. Back in Episode 143, I shared how my Predictive team and I first experience...2025-03-2650 min
Working Women MentorMastering the Art of Asking: Building Connections and Shifting Perspectives for Women with Dia BondiIn this powerful episode, Dia Bondi, Founder and leadership communication strategist with 24 years of experience, shares her invaluable insights on the art of asking and how it can transform both your personal and professional life. From her time in auctioneering to empowering women in leadership roles, Dia highlights the significance of asking for what you want, building meaningful connections, and leveraging your voice. She introduces the concept of the "Zone of Freaking Out" (ZOFO), encouraging us to step outside of our comfort zones and embrace big asks as opportunities for growth. Dia also discusses the evolution of m...2025-01-2942 minSell With AuthorityHow to Master the Perfect Ask, with Dia BondiI am beyond thrilled to welcome our special guest expert to this episode of Sell With Authority, Dia Bondi. If you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Dia yet — let me tell you — you’re in for a treat. Dia works with senior leaders, founders, and ambitious professionals to help them find their voice — and lead with it. Her work has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in decisions and resources, paving the way for the future of their teams and businesses. I first experienced Dia’s incredible power from the stage — and I do mean power —...2025-01-1545 min
Versa Business Tips PodcastEpisode 46: The Art of Asking "Big" with Dia BondiIn Episode 46 of the Versa Business Tips podcast, we sit down with Dia Bondi—speaker, author, and career leadership communications coach—to dive into the powerful strategy of "asking like an auctioneer." With insights from her 2023 book, Ask Like An Auctioneer: How to Ask for More and Get It, Dia explains why mastering the art of the "big ask" can be transformative for your career, business, and life.Dia shares valuable sales techniques and shows how asking can unlock more opportunities in every interaction. Discover how storytelling, client psychology, and innovation play a role in making successful asks...2024-11-1333 min
World of MarketingEpisode 239: Finding Your Voice With Dia BondiDia Bondi is a communications catalyst and author of Ask Like an Auctioneer: How to Ask For More and Get It. In her communications work, she coaches VC-backed founders, executives, and ambitious professionals to speak professionally when the stakes are high. After training as an auctioneer, Dia translated the strategies she learned from the fundraising auctioneering stage into a program, a TEDx Talk, and a book to help women ask for more in their careers and lives. Here’s a Glimpse of What You’ll Learn 0:00 Introduction 3:00 Dia’s Backstory 8:43 What It’s L...2024-08-1630 min
Live Your Dreams Podcast With Host Joe Gawalis and Chris VictorAuthor Dia Bondi "Ask Like An Auctioneer" Mastering the Art of AskingHi Dreamers! We're thrilled to receive your messages and fan mail here at the Live Your Dreams Podcast, and we can't wait to hear from you!Dia Bondi, acclaimed author of the groundbreaking book "Ask Like An Auctioneer," brings her expertise to the table in this insightful interview. Discover the secrets to mastering the art of asking, whether it's in negotiations, sales, or everyday interactions. Dia shares practical tips and strategies to empower listeners to ask confidently and effectively, unlocking doors to success in both professional and personal realms. Don't miss this engaging conversation packed with wisdom...2024-04-0424 min
Off The GramDia Bondi Teaches Us How to “Ask Like an Auctioneer!”Dia Bondi spent years helping executives and high-performaning professionals communicate more powerfully to amplify their impact and reach their goals faster. But it was a stint “playing auctioneer” for her child’s school benefit that kicked up a new urge: to learn the “art of auctioneering.” After studying the intricacies of the sell within this niche medium, Dia learned a new level of communications that became the underpinning of her new system. In her upcoming book, "Ask Like an Auctioneer," Dia reveals the secret to empowering women and becoming more assertive and successful in their requests. Dia shares strategies and method...2023-10-0938 min
Lead With Who You ArePitfalls of Leading With Who You AreIn this episode of Lead With Who You Are, Dia Bondi discusses common pitfalls when leading with your voice and when asking for more. She emphasizes the importance of focusing on your audience's needs, curating and elevating the voices of others, and delivering compelling messages that align with your goals. Summary of the Communications Pitfalls:Pitfall #1: Assuming that how you feel about something matters so much that you're obligated to communicate that every time. Dia explains the significance of focusing on what your audience needs to hear rather than solely expressing your feelings. She shares p...2023-07-1925 min
Great Practice. Great Life. by AtticusSpeaking Powerfully, Developing Your Leadership Voice with Dia BondiPrepare to supercharge your communication skills with Dia Bondi, the mastermind behind Dia Bondi Communications, who has empowered countless leaders to transform their communication abilities. In Steve’s interview with Dia, she shares her unique methodology for developing a potent leadership voice, which promises to revolutionize how you negotiate, communicate, and make your mark - regardless of your career stage or organizational position. We delve into the essence of Dia's transformative approach, exploring the three critical components of effective communication: presence, control, and impact. We guide you through the platform map, a powerful tool designed to...2023-07-1734 minLead With Who You AreThe Platform Map- Part 2The Platform Map, Part 2, dives into the second half of the four-part framework for developing a powerful leadership voice. Stop worrying about skills acquisition in communications and start with developing the foundation of your unique voice. Because when you know your voice, you can lead with it. The Platform Map, Part 1, Dia discusses the first two components: Purpose and Person- the force behind your voice and your provenance or origin story. Today, you’ll learn about Point of View and Principles, the second two components that can help you carve a path for your venture and the init...2023-02-1518 min
Chicks Who Give a HootAsk Like an Auctioneer with Dia BondiIn This Episode, We Chat About: Finding your voice and asking for more of what you want. How to overcome your fears and move past your ZOFO (“zone of freaking out”). The key to unlocking your power, boldness, and courage. Resources + Links: Connect with Dia on LinkedIn | @dia-bondi Learn more at https://www.diabondi.com/ For show notes, resources, and more, visit Chicks Who Give a Hoot Connect with us on Instagram | @chickswhogiveahoot Follow our host Sara on Instag...2022-11-0945 minLead With Who You AreNisha Anand, CEO of Dream CorpsReaching across the aisle doesn’t mean forgetting who you are or your values —in fact, the opposite is true. When collaborating with people who don’t share your core beliefs, it is more important than ever to lead with who you are to arrive at your desired outcome. Nisha is a grassroots activist and was arrested in Burma for passing out pro-democracy leaflets. She's got expansive organizing experience, and her work has solidified her belief in the power of working with unlikely partners to find real solutions. Her journey from punk rock protester to common ground champio...2022-07-2039 minLead With Who You AreUnscriptedGet meta with Dia and Arthur as they look back at the first 20 episodes, giving a behind the scenes look at The Dia Bondi Show, past, present, and future! Hear about Dia's recent trip to a podcasting conference, her new goal to become a great podcaster, the fact that Arthur doesn't actually know what he's doing, and multiple train breaks! In this episode we take you a bit behind the scenes. Dia talks about some new goals she has and we do a retrospective take on what’s working on the show...2021-10-2731 minLead With Who You AreSpecial AnnouncementHello! Dia here, jumping into your feed to let you know about something new and cool.
Do you ever wonder, “I love this podcast, but where do I go from here?”
We’ve got an answer for you.
We’ve JUST launched our brand new website, DiaBondi.com
Over there you’re going to find all kinds of things split between the two pathways that help YOU speak more powerfully to advance yourself and your business or your mission. Communications Mastery and Asking For More and…Importantly, getting it.
But what’s really cool, is on the new site, you can join the wait...2021-10-0801 minLead With Who You AreFlip the Mic. Dia gets interviewed about how to Ask for More and Get It.Recently, Dia was invited to talk about all things asking with the Women’s group for a large company. In this episode you’ll get to listen in. We recorded the convo and flipped it right into an episode for you. Dia talks all things about how to make our asks and how to stay connected to our goals as we pursue them.The conversation was so good that I knew I had to share it. We talked about the 4 different pillars of strategic asks that can help resource the dreams that are the most important to you righ...2021-09-2956 minLead With Who You AreAsk Dia: Presenting to my Execs and Defending MyselfAsk Dia episode! Ever have an exec meeting go off the rails for one of your projects? A caller asks about how to handle it when you're communicating a status and next steps for a critical projects and the convo goes awry and nothing you say helps. Dia pulls out some of her communications mastery frameworks to help put the conversation in the right direction and help you gain back control. Listen today!Have a question for Dia? Call the show at 341-333-2997 and leave your question and we might workshop it on the show! Get...2021-09-0122 minLead With Who You AreThe 5 questions to answer before an askBefore you step into that critical ask and negotiation, you can prepare yourself by answering a few questions of your own. Answering these honestly and authentically will boost your confidence AND your courage when you step in and step up to the moment. Below are the 5 questions you MUST answer before you head into your next big ask. They’re tactical, but they will inform your strategy. Especially the last question: “What will you do if you get a no?” Plus, you will learn how you can look back at your life to start naming and claimi...2021-04-2828 minLead With Who You AreSay Yes to yourselfDo you tend to stop what you are doing? Over critique yourself? Then scrap it all and just start over. Stop doing that by starting to say “yes” to yourself! On stage, every word matters, but if we let every word matter so much that we stop and allow ourselves a “do-over” EVERY TIME--we end up never getting the momentum you need. In this episode, we will talk all about this crazy cycle! Plus, we’ll talk to a caller who’s also stuck between an idea for something new and the overwhelm of picking a starting poi...2021-04-1432 minLead With Who You AreHow to Goals (when you don't have one)When it's time to name and claim goals, you don't have to just stare at a blinking cursor. In this episode, Dia talks through a way to approach naming and claiming some brand new goals (big ones, little ones, live ones and work ones). She busts a myth about confidence and finds out what kind of contradiction Baby Arthur is and what he likes about it. Call into the show with a prompt from this very Episode. 341-333-2997 email us at hello@diabondi.com Check out all Dia's stuff at www.diabondi.com...2021-02-0925 minLead With Who You AreHow to Friendship with Shasta NelsonShasta Nelson is a friendship expert and is here to share how to deepen friendships so we can reach our goals. She shares the 3 things that need to be present to build friendship and her definition of friendship. In this episode, you'll get the strategies you need to combat loneliness, guidance on where to get started when you want to deepen your friendships, and how you can feel more connected, seen, and loved.And won't THAT help you reach your goals? Arthur shares a bit about his workout routine and you'll hear about Dia's friendship circle and how they...2021-02-0951 minLead With Who You AreAsk Like An AuctioneerThis is the story behind the Podcast. Dia went to Auctioneering School for fun and then BOOM! She's helping women ask for more and get it using the mental model and framework from her impact hobby- and that lead to the mission and this Podcast. And, meet Arthur Leon Adams III (aka Baby Arthur). Visit us at www.diabondi.com and watch the Ask Like an Auctioneer Sizzle Reel here. Follow us on Instagram on our brand new Podcast page.
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Ripples of Radical GenerosityYour Most Powerful Ask with Dia BondiJoin Dia Bondi in this special Learning Circle edition of the SheEO.World podcast, as she talks about "Your Most Powerful Ask". Dia is a Communications Catalyst, coach, and auctioneer. In this podcast she is stepping forward to show you how to trust yourself and be compelling when it’s your turn to talk. She also touches on: Finding and asking the right people whose vision and mission align with yours The zone of freaking out, or “ZOFO”, also known as the “zone of potential" Putting aside the assumptions and limitations of what we think is possible...2021-01-141h 01
Lead With Who You AreWhat is achievement?What is acheivement? And what can we ask for to help us get there fast? In this first episode of The Dia Bondi Show Laura and Dia gig it up about achievements, goals, how we sometimes hate them. And Dia coughs up her secret super-fandom. Join us for some rapid-fire set up for what's to come in The Dia Bondi Show where we are helping women ask for more and get it. This is the first of The Dia Bondi Show and you can get in early on the evolution of this podcast and its goal to help women...2020-12-2838 min
5 Minute Success - The PodcastDia Bondi - Secrets of Asking for More Revealed: 5 Minute Success - The PodcastFor the last 20 years, some of the most extraordinary world leaders, CEOs, philanthropists and innovators have considered Dia their secret weapon. Over thousands of coaching sessions, she’s helped them tap into their power and move their businesses forward. Dia helped Rio secure the 2016 Summer Olympics. Her clients include a wide range of organizations in technology and beyond. She’s coached changemakers at the Clinton Global Initiative and the Commonwealth Games Federation. In 2018 Dia Launched Ask Like An Auctioneer, a project to help 1MM women ask for more and get it using...2020-05-0528 min