Coffee & Wine

2022 closed out with the downsizing of major tech corporations - the industry no one ever thought would be at risk. Panic was the name of the game for many, especially those who are working on a Visa. In this episode, Kendel and Niamh discuss the challenges many of their clients are facing during this downslope in the tech industry and how their clients are finding calm during the storm. When your world feels like the floor is falling, how do you create some sense of control? Listen to the recommended tools and techniques that have helped their clients navigate the uncertainty. If you are facing the anxiety of lay-offs, let us know how you are finding calm in uncertain times. If you are struggling, reach out to a friend or family member and ask for help. 

In this episode, Kendel and Niamh welcome in 2023 by sharing their thoughts on an exciting new way of making a change in their lives instead of the dreaded "New Year's Resolution". The 7-Day Challenge takes the idea of change to a new and fun style of implementation. Instead of eating the whole elephant when implementing a new habit or removing a "negative" one, identify 1 habit to either add or subtract from your daily routine and commit to it for 7 days. Listen as Kendel and Niamh laugh their way to identifying the habit that they have challenged each other with that will positively impact their lives over the next 7 days.  

In this podcast, Niamh Mitchel and Kendel Paulsen talk about the very important topic of unsolicited advice. We've all done it, we've all received it, and no one likes it! But what is unsolicited advice? Is it really about helping someone or is it about telling them what they are doing wrong in your eyes? Why do we do it and how do we manage ourselves when 1. we receive it and 2. when we dish it out? In this honest conversation, Niamh and Kendel share their experiences of unsolicited advice and they look forward to hearing from you about your own experiences! 

In this latest podcast, Kendel and Niamh discuss what introverts wish extroverts understood about them. Kendel, as the extrovert, learns a lot in this session from Niamh, the introvert, on how we can actually learn to respect each other in a very healthy, and with great humor, way. Listeners from both camps will learn so much from this exchange about what motivates collaboration with respect and understanding. Sharing lots of laughter together, Kendel and Niamh share their experiences in managing the way they interact with the world and how you can too.

Does where you live feed your soul or does it stop you from fully thriving and reaching your potential? Sometimes inertia keeps us stuck and it can be hard to see all the possibilities. We convince ourselves that what we have is all there is and that we don´t have any choice, but we always have choices. How can we break free from the boxes we put ourselves in? Possibility thinking can activate the imagination and get us thinking about new possibilities which open us up to find creative solutions. 

In this episode, Niamh Mitchell and Kendel Paulsen share their experiences when major changes happen in their lives. Listen to hear how they witnessed their own journeys and what they learned along the way.  Filled with laughter and truth, Nimah and Kendel are happy to have you here and look forward to hearing about your experiences and challenges during significant life transitions. Make sure to leave your comments below.

In this episode, Niamh and Kendel share the six stages of change starting with "pre-contemplation" - a.k.a - Sitting In Your Own Sh*t and Not Noticing the Smell. 

Niamh and Kendel discuss how they have observed clients as well as personal stories of being unwilling to change, denying that they are both miserable and capable of change. 

Using Prochaska and DiClemente's Six Stages of Change, Niamh and Kendel walk the listener through the evolution to a happier, more fulfilling life.

If you are starting to notice the smell, Niamh and Kendel are ready to help you make a change in your life so you can move from the sh*t to the garden! 

Nimah Mitchell @ [email protected]
Kendel Paulsen @ [email protected]

In this episode of Coffee and Wine, Niamh and I have the great honor of interviewing Elizabeth Ahern. With her impressive and distinguished resume, you will find this conversation both enlightening and very informative.

As the Director of the U.S. Commercial Service office in Illinois, Elizabeth is the executive in the field representing the practices and policies of the U.S. government and leads the export ecosystems with trade promotion operations oversight for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration.

Elizabeth has over 20 years of international business experience, spanning the private sector, academia, not-for-profit, and public service.  Also, an entrepreneur that founded her own consulting firm focusing on international business operations.  She has an executive master’s in international business studies from Saint Louis University and a bachelor's in history/political science and Spanish. She is fluent in Spanish and has knowledge of French and Portuguese.

A Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) and holds a certification in Change Management and the Board Leadership Program from the University of Denver.  Additionally, Elizabeth is an Executive Coach and serves as an internal coach within her bureau – The International Trade Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce. In 2020 her coaching cadre won the prestigious ICF (International Coaching Federation) International Prism Award.  

Case study:  https://coachingfederation.org/app/uploads/2021/06/2020-Prism-Case-Study_ITA.pdf

Press release:  https://coachfederation.org/blog/international-coaching-federation-announces-2020-prism-award-honorees

To connect with Elizabeth, the following is her contact information: [email protected]

How to fight fairly is one of the biggest challenges individuals struggle with. Learn how Kendel and Niamh have navigated fighting fairly in their own relationships, what they've learned, and how they have grown to understand what is at the core of a fair fight. 

To connect with either Niamh Mitchell ([email protected]) or Kendel Paulsen ([email protected]) please email them today!