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Today’s episode of Champions of Risk is with Somer Kvale,  an A-level cycle instructor at The Firm, and a volunteer firefighter in Golden Valley. Hear how her early life situations helped her see, “I’ve always been a first responder in some way.” Some of her learnings from the Firefighter Academy are applicable when dealing with launching into risk. They include:

1. Break the big stuff into small bites, take it step by step. 
2. Take as much decision making as possible out of the equation, automate or make action instinct.
3. Look around you, everyone builds their own skillset and expertise. 

Tap into them!

Today’s Champion of RISK podcast episode is up close and personal on owning a small business is today’s economic climate, including challenges with PPP. Business ownership is risky business on a good day and as a women-owned business, Paula Beadle is accustomed to making it on her own without a lot of assistance. It’s been a source for pride for her as CEO of Caravel Marketing, a sponsorship marketing agency. Now she’s wondering if her ability to go it alone for 10 years impeded her ability to receive relief funding through PPP. Hear her story, challenges and persistence in today’s episode.

My gal pal Stephanie Hansen and I talk #afterthecast with Jenny Evans, a speaker and coach on resilience and stress management. She has created mind body exercises and ways of processing and working your resiliency muscle.

There’s been a lot of emphasis during the pandemic about how humans are resilient and while it’s true, what does that really mean? And if I’m not feeling resilient, is there a “muscle” I can build to become more adaptable to stress and uncertainty? On today’s episode of Champions of RISK, our guest is Jenny Evans, award-winning author of “The Resiliency rEvolution”, speaker, coach, and on-air expert on physiology and chemistry as it relates to resiliency, confidence, and performance. Jenny shares what’s going on in our bodies under stress and ways we can become more resilient to ongoing changes. She also shares her own recent self-induced state of stress to transform her business in the midst of the pandemic. Whether you’re looking for coping tools or inspiration to follow that pesky nudge now, today’s podcast has something for everyone.

My gal pal Stephanie Hansen and I talk #afterthecast with Sales Guru and Author, Rebecca Gebhardt about her book,  “Beyond The Board, How to Address Your Vision Board Goals in a Fulfilling and Sustainable Way.”

Click in the Bio and take a listen and if you are someone who is thinking you need some tools for breaking down the sales steps and moving towards your vision. Check out Rebecca's book: 
"Beyond the Board" How to Achieve Your Visionboard Goals in a Fulfilling and Sustaining Way."

https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Board-Achieve-Fulfilling-Sustainable-ebook/dp/B084T4X23F

Are you in sales (who isn’t, really)? What’s your mindset like these days - are you waiting it our or are you striving and thriving? Rebecca Gebhardt, CEO of Rise Up Consulting, is our latest guest on the Champions of RISK podcast and she gives us all practical tips on taking control of the day and doing what matters. She works with sales and business leaders on rising up to the next level. Yes, even today. We recorded right before isolating and our conversation is in many ways even more relevant today for all of us. Learn how to plan emotionally and execute rationally and how “simplify to multiply” can really be applied to today’s environment. Today’s episode kicks off with a few minutes of Rebecca and I addressing how she’s helping salespeople navigate in the current environment. 

Check out her book and the Podcast.
Beyond the Board

https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Board-Achieve-Fulfilling-Sustainable-ebook/dp/B084T4X23F

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My gal pal Stephanie Hansen and I talk #afterthecast with Tracy Call. What does it look like when you go with your gut? Is going with your gut a plan? Looking at situations through the “Lincoln lens”  can be helpful to all of us.

Take a listen and if you are someone who is thinking about taking a big risk and you need some tools for breaking down the steps - let’s connect. I can coach you through distraction to action.

“You have to be willing to dream big and fail, but you also have to be willing to enter the danger.” That’s the definition of risk from today’s guest, Tracy Call, CEO of Media Bridge Advertising. Hear how being adopted and her fear of rejection helps propel her business forward along with great practical advice she’s acquired as a business owner, mom, and athlete. 

Notes from episode:

1. “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” Theodore Roosevelt
2. “Media Bridge Advertising waives fees for“pivoting” 
3. “Lead With Heart” by Tom Gartland 

* Special Programming note:
This episode was recorded before the outbreak of Coronavirus.

Each week my gal pal Stephanie Hansen and I talk #afterthecast about the previous episode, We break down our thoughts about the episode and identify critical steps along the way where our guests took risks and experienced resiliency.

What does it look like when you decide to quit your job and travel or move to another country?  We talk about how to set yourself up for those types of big life moments.
Take a listen and if you are someone who is thinking about taking a big risk and you need some tools for breaking down the steps - let’s connect. I can coach you through the steps to help you get unstuck, out of your head, and taking action. See michaelwkithcart.com

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