Breaking Beliefs

There is no denying the impact of our environment on the kind of person we become. Often, it is from a positive environment that we are allowed to grow and become successful. This episode’s guest knows this to be true. In today’s show, Amy Vetter sits down with Cheryl Eidinger-Taylor, the President and COO of ERA Key Realty Services. Together, they discuss how the example of hard work in Cheryl’s family led her to create success in the organization she has today. She also talks about the importance of getting present in order to create a better experience for those around her.

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Succeeding in the corporate world is not about letting go of your passions or completely changing your personality. To enjoy genuine success, you must be able to be yourself and become something even bigger than that. In this interview with Karine Elsen, VP of Partner Marketing for Avalara, she discusses her journey from growing up in Belgium to coming to the US as an adult. Listen as she talks about unleashing her inner soul of breaking the rules, coping with massive cultural shifts, and going beyond expectations while keeping her authenticity. Karine also explains how her life stories have helped her lead people through change and feel safe in this complicated process.

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You cannot achieve business success if you do everything on your own. If you truly want to grow a profitable and powerful venture, you need the right people at your side. In this episode, John Rizzo, Managing Partner of RDG+ Partners, tells his story of being an athlete and how his mother’s influence helped him along his career path. He shares gold nuggets with Amy Vetter on how to make the most of your network, build a stronger team, and create the right culture. Tune in as he breaks down how all of these are essential to upscaling your business, requiring you to connect with the best individuals out there.

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Work is, well, work. It’s hard to feel so positive about waking up early in the morning to perform tasks and hand in deliverables. But being your best self at work actually has its personal benefits. So how can we find the joy or motivation to bring our best selves to work? In this episode, we are joined by Michael Horwitz, Executive Director of BDO Alliance, who shares his career journey, his father’s work ethic that contributed to his success, and how he and his wife have found activities to make their lives well-rounded and achieve success in every aspect. Tune in and learn how you, too, can find what activity can inspire you to be your best self to work and have a more well-rounded life!

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We can't know everything about ourselves. Sometimes, it takes others to point out the things we could improve. That is why when constructive feedback, done from the right place, is given, it molds us to become better versions of ourselves. Melissa Pritchard, Senior National Sales Manager for Avalara, has valued this in her life. Growing up as a gymnast, she learned how hard work and constructive feedback helped her as an Olympic hopeful and as a parent raising kids who played college sports and basketball professionally. She has also taken these lessons as a business leader, creating a culture of care for individual and team success. In this episode, Melissa sits down with Amy Vetter to share her journey and the lessons that shaped her as a leader. So follow along in their conversation to not miss out!

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One thing that sets many entrepreneurs apart from the crowd is their willingness to try new things. Liz Scott, Owner of Liz Scott Consulting LLC, is one such person. She considers herself a thrill-seeker who never ceased being curious throughout her career. In this interview, she talks about her beginnings in Oklahoma and how she learned to overcome her limitations and take risks, be adventurous and learn what she was good at. Those lessons helped her to eventually tap into her entrepreneurship strengths and run multiple businesses with the confidence that she will succeed. Join in and pick up some lessons from Liz’s journey.

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Change is constant, and management plays a significant role in affecting or influencing shifts in an organization. In this episode, Liz Armbruester, the SVP for Global Compliance at Avalara, joins Amy Vetter to discuss what it takes to innovate from the little things to big initiatives. They also go over what the process of learning is, and how to get everyone involved and excited when dealing with change management in an organization.

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Most of the time, people set their expectations based on one's current situation. They form preconceived notions about your possibilities according to where you are at the moment as if there's nowhere else to go. But with a little bit of confidence and hard work, you can break those limiting beliefs. In this episode, Kimberly Reed tells her story of a childhood that was dependent on food stamps and not having much else, to how she overcame her past to create a future of her own that included family and a successful career as Director and Vice President of the Project Management Office for Dollar Bank. So tune in and get inspired to find your own path for a better future.

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Who you are in the beginning of your life is not who you’ll be in the future. You will change as you grow. Your interests will be different. What you thought was boring as a kid might not be boring anymore. In fact, it might actually be your career. In this episode, Amy Vetter talks to Heather Satterley about her journey from beginning as an actress to becoming a successful CPA and entrepreneur. Heather is a CPA and the Founder of Satterley Training & Consulting, LLC. Discover more about her career path and what she learned from each career. Also learn some of the lessons her parents have taught her and how you can put those into practice today! Start finding what you love doing today!

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You can thrive in your career without sacrificing big things in your life. You have to remember what’s most important for you, work hard, and focus on your goals in different areas of your life. Join your host Amy Vetter as she sits down for an insightful conversation with the Global Head of Strategic Accounting Partnerships for Avalara, Sona Akmakijian, about working hard and achieving dreams. They discuss Sona’s beginnings as an immigrant from Armenia, how the life lessons she learned from her parents have carried on to work she does today, and the importance she places on family. In this episode, Sona discusses how she set boundaries around her career and how she overcame the guilt of leaving her children so she could excel professionally.

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