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003: Showing Up, Starting and Supporting Others with Lindsay Jean Thomson of Women Catalysts
Today we are sitting down with a special guest who is near and dear to my heart. Lindsay Jean Thomson is a life coach and one-half of Women Catalysts, an organization dedicated to igniting women into action.
I met Lindsay at a time I was desperately seeking other women entrepreneurs and big dreamers to connect with. For over two years prior to meeting Lindsay, I had been heads down thinking that I could "do everything on my own."
Eventually the weight of trying to do it all on my own caught up with me and I realized I needed to find a local community of women to support me. So I started attending every networking event I could find on Meetup and Eventbrite in an attempt to find "my people." After dozens and dozens of awkward conversations filled primarily with silent uneasiness I almost gave up.
Until I found Women Catalyst.
Within seconds of walking into my first event, I could feel how this was no ordinary community. Instead of the uncomfortable small talk, I instantly found myself surrounded by bold, vibrant, curious women who I couldn't stop chatting away with... of course the delicious glass of wine was a nice bonus to help us all feel more relaxed ;)
Since that first event I haven't been able to stop talking about and going to these events, and for that reason I am so grateful to Lindsay for taking the leap and starting this community.
In this episode, she'll be sharing:- How she went from being a lost 20-something working in PR to a yoga teacher and eventually found herself buying a one way ticket to San Francisco from D.C. where she continued work as a yoga teacher, became a life coach and then founded Women Catalysts with her friend Kim Hunter.
- How the idea of Women Catalyst came about, and why it was important for her and Kim to not only give a platform to women leaders, but also help develop the next generation of women leaders.
- Lessons around beginning a networking event series and her advice to others who are inspired to do the same.
For full show notes + links to resources visit www.thebigleapshow.com/episode003
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By Kathlyn HartToday we are sitting down with a special guest who is near and dear to my heart. Lindsay Jean Thomson is a life coach and one-half of Women Catalysts, an organization dedicated to igniting women into action.
I met Lindsay at a time I was desperately seeking other women entrepreneurs and big dreamers to connect with. For over two years prior to meeting Lindsay, I had been heads down thinking that I could "do everything on my own."
Eventually the weight of trying to do it all on my own caught up with me and I realized I needed to find a local community of women to support me. So I started attending every networking event I could find on Meetup and Eventbrite in an attempt to find "my people." After dozens and dozens of awkward conversations filled primarily with silent uneasiness I almost gave up.
Until I found Women Catalyst.
Within seconds of walking into my first event, I could feel how this was no ordinary community. Instead of the uncomfortable small talk, I instantly found myself surrounded by bold, vibrant, curious women who I couldn't stop chatting away with... of course the delicious glass of wine was a nice bonus to help us all feel more relaxed ;)
Since that first event I haven't been able to stop talking about and going to these events, and for that reason I am so grateful to Lindsay for taking the leap and starting this community.
In this episode, she'll be sharing:- How she went from being a lost 20-something working in PR to a yoga teacher and eventually found herself buying a one way ticket to San Francisco from D.C. where she continued work as a yoga teacher, became a life coach and then founded Women Catalysts with her friend Kim Hunter.
- How the idea of Women Catalyst came about, and why it was important for her and Kim to not only give a platform to women leaders, but also help develop the next generation of women leaders.
- Lessons around beginning a networking event series and her advice to others who are inspired to do the same.
For full show notes + links to resources visit www.thebigleapshow.com/episode003