Dr. Stephanie Stoddart is a practicing dentist and CEO of Stoddart Coaching. Her motto is "Helping Dentists Work Less, Earn More & Live Fully". Stephanie relates to the overachieving dentists juggling work & family. She has been in those shoes, working overtime while neglecting her personal life, eventually leading to stress and health issues.

Cheryl Sutherland is a Mindfulness Speaker and Founder of PleaseNotes, a for-purpose company of affirmation-filled products.

Cheryl felt restless and underwhelmed at her 9 to 5. After spending over 10,000 hours learning and facilitating personal development, coaching, and reigniting her inner creativity, Cheryl created a company that inspires women to step into their power by building confidence, clarity, and creativity through journaling and affirmations.

Cheryl has worked with companies to spread the message of mindset growth and human potential. Some include Wonder Women Tech, WeWork, Quicken Loans, Freshbooks, CPA Canada, the Durham District School Board and more.

As a women's empowerment expert, author, and entrepreneur, Cheryl Sutherland and PleaseNotes have been featured in InStyle, Huffington Post, Forbes, Fast Company, American Express OPEN Forum, Thrive Global, Brit + CO, Travel Noire, Good Morning LA, BlogTO and on podcasts such as The Creative Empire, I Love Success, No Philter with Phil Pallen, and more.

➡️ Want to engage Cheryl as a speaker for your organization? Check out her services here: https://bit.ly/47o6MG2

Chapters

00:00 - Intro

01:00 - About Cheryl Sutherland

04:20 - Being More cognizant of What You Think About Yourself

05:15 - The Search for Satisfaction in Life

07:53 - How Much of Our Self-worth Is Attached to Our Job

12:25 - How Do You Help Others?

16:02 - How to Respond to Criticism

18:54 - The Search for Success

20:33 - What motivated you, Cheryl, to dive into this?

24:07 - Personal Growth Essentials

24:53 - How Do You Split Your Time As an Entrepreneur?

28:20 - How to Get Out There as a Leader

29:31 - Grief at Work

34:21 - The Littlest Hobo

36:59 - What sort of advice would you give to young leaders?

40:05 - David on Delegating To Others

41:53 - What Advice Would You Give to the Younger Self?

43:58 - How Do You Want to Be Remembered?

44:41 - How to Stop Criticizing Yourself

47:33 - What Makes You Worthy of the Things You Want?

51:21 - Being a conversationalist

52:08 - Life and the Future

53:07 - Outro

Tara LaFon Gooch is a Forbes-Featured CEO, 2024 TEDx Speaker, and Bestselling Author of "How To GRASP Confidence & Own Your Power".

Tara LaFon Gooch is distinguished in personal branding, confidence building, and self-publishing. As the CEO of a branding agency, she has a wealth of experience working with speakers, authors, and executives, aiding them in developing their personal brands and leading with purpose. Tara's perspective on these topics is rooted in the belief that individuals possess the power to improve and succeed without the need for external validation or resources. She advocates for daily self-improvement and emphasizes the crucial role of confidence, as reflected in her best-selling book "How to Grasp Confidence and Own Your Power." Her ultimate goal is to positively impact the world and assist those struggling with confidence to overcome their challenges.

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Learn about the world of leadership with Lisa Edmondson in this insightful video packed with insights, reflections, and advice on reshaping leadership. We discuss leadership education, workplace bullying and reform perspectives, and key traits of great leaders. We'll talk about how she was the target of workplace bullying and gaslighting, and the impact it has had on her. We also talk about accountability, and self-awareness while examining the psychology behind self-awareness, insecurity, and "Future Looking." We have some fun talking about Lisa's venture at the Forbes Conference 30 Under 30 conference hunting down a celebrity and also her accomplishment winning a Telly Award for her video content! Immerse yourself in this comprehensive look at leadership by liking, sharing, and subscribing!

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In this episode, I chat with Art Deruga, Deputy Director at Global Affairs Canada and Performance & Life Coach. Art shares his experiences in international assistance and politics, his time living in Japan, and his passion for Shotokan karate. He discusses his leadership style, Ganbarimasu or "fighting spirit", influenced by his time in Japan, and his focus on aligning with his life's purpose. Art also talks about his coaching organization, Coach Art Elevation, and the importance of helping others find their life's purpose. The episode concludes with Art's advice for aspiring leaders and ways to overcome feeling stuck.

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Val Wolloch is a seasoned technology professional with experience in startups, leadership, and technology. Having spent 17 years at Salesforce and worked for numerous successful startups, she deeply understands the industry and its intricacies. Val shares leadership lessons in hiring, building teams, providing feedback, and scaling your business. Despite her extensive experience, Val is relatively new to angel investing and finds it both exciting and risky. She talks about her next adventure advising startups and even considering joining a venture capital fund to gain more expertise. Listen to this episode as we delve deeper into her insights on angel investing, startups, leadership, and technology in this episode.

Chapters

00:00 - Intro

00:48 - Valerie Wolloch

01:16 - Growing up as a computer programmer led to successful tech career

07:22 - Get comfortable with change, be open minded

10:49 - SBI model for feedback

14:28 - Early career advice

17:35 - Dropping f-bombs

21:01 - Serendipity changed my life and career

25:59 - Growing teams, overcoming challenges

28:59 - Memorable lessons

30:33 - Advice for working mothers

31:27 - Delivery simplifies dinner

33:51 - Purpose in life

38:24 - World outlook

42:10 - Advice to 20 year old Val

43:22 - Val's question to David

🗣️🗣️ Too often, our most vocal and destructive critic is our inner self-bullying voice.

🎙 Kalyani Pardeshi is a TEDx speaker, a multiple award-winning author and the only certified Flowcess trainer in Canada. As a woman of colour raised in apartheid-era South Africa, Kalyani possesses abundant wisdom and experience in surmounting adversity caused by external circumstances, and she imparts this knowledge to empower others.

Kalyani has collaborated with the Calgary Military Family Resource Centre to conduct her comprehensive six-week self-bullying intervention course. She has delivered informative presentations for parents and teens, focusing on the topic of self-bullying and presented a compelling talk on Uniqueness to Excuses to Connect which centered around the exploration of one's individuality, uncovering their Intangible Drivers, and overcoming obstacles to embrace one’s authentic self. She has also presented a thought-provoking talk to the Inclusive Leadership in a Virtual World on Unraveling the Illusion of Motivation: The Dark Side of Inspirational Quotes exploring unseen self-bullying behaviours from seemingly positive messages.

Episode 16: Women Leadership and Saving the World with Belinda Clemmensen

Belinda is the co-founder and President of the Women Leadership Institute, an organization dedicated to empowering women to lead positive change. She is also an accomplished speaker and advocate for gender equality. Belinda's mission is to inspire women to take on leadership roles and use their influence to improve the world. She believes that when women are empowered with knowledge and skills, they can create positive change in their communities and around the world.

Her book, "Women Leadership and Saving the World", is a bold, urgent call to action for gender equality and equity.

In today's workplace, traditional leadership models do not fit. She challenges the status quo and believes most of what is taught about leadership is outdated. Through her experience and expertise, she helps leaders develop their unique leadership style and become the leaders they aspire to be.

Additionally, Belinda is co-founder of Leader Coach Intensive (LCI), an ICF-accredited coach certification program for businesses and organizations. A set of values underpins LCI's program that emphasizes humanness while strongly anchoring in business application.

➡️ Belinda's Book - Women Leadership and Saving the World

➡️ Women's Leadership Intensive

➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/belinda-clemmensen/