Grounded Through Change

Alison Berman, Senior Manager of Research & Marketing Operations at Valo Ventures joins us today to share valuable insights on the importance of trusting your intuition and the challenges and empowering strategies involved in making major career changes. She also talks about how manifestation and the law of attraction can become powerful tools to help you reach your career goals in addition to seeking support from mentors and peers during the transition process and the significance of prioritizing values when building your inner circle.

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Fascinated by the intersection of regenerative systems, emerging technologies, and science fiction, at her core, Allison is an interdisciplinary thinker.

By day, she manages research, insights, and communications at Valo Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based VC firm that invests in solutions addressing climate change, circular economy, and empowered people. Previously, she worked at a climate technology accelerator founded by RMI, Third Derivative, and at emerging tech think tank, Singularity University.

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Visit Valo Ventures: https://valoventures.org/

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Connect with Alison: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisoneberman/

Connect with Tiffany: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyntagle/

Emily Anderson, CEO and Founder of Re/Frame Coaching, a company that aims to empower emerging leaders to identify and strengthen their aligned ambition and career, joins us to discuss empowerment, coaching, and the transformative power of taking risks and pushing past comfort zones. She also shares her insights on creating paths for advancement, prioritizing relationships and personal values, and emphasizes the significance of sobriety, meditation, and personal growth in leading fulfilling lives.

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Emily Anderson is the CEO and Founder of Re/Frame Coaching, a company that aims to empower emerging leaders to identify and strengthen their aligned ambition and career. After teaching middle school for seven years, Emily chose a new challenge and pivoted to a sales career in technology. Starting as a recruiter she quickly worked her way up into sales and then management. She leveraged her teaching background to create a training program for those wanting to uplevel and start their corporate careers. Her most current role was as an Enterprise Account Executive at a top software company managing Fortune 50 clients in the NYC area.

Emily’s holistic coaching style is active and collaborative. She utilizes targeted workshops, customized frameworks, and one on one sessions to help individuals tap into their power and navigate change. Emily is a certified teacher and facilitator through Stanford University’s Applied Compassion Training Program. She has her teaching degree through Indiana University with continuing education at Columbia University. She lives in NYC’s West Village.

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Visit Re/Frame Coaching: https://www.reframecoaching.co/bio

Visit The Change Agents: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.thechangeagents.co/⁠⁠

Connect with Emily: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilylynnanderson/⁠

Connect with Tiffany: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyntagle/

Judith Harrison, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer at Weber Shandwick shares her fascinating experience of transitioning from a jazz and pop singer to a career in public relations, HR and Recruiting, and eventually Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Join us as we dive deeper into methods of promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace through educational programs and mentorship/sponsorship programs, and inclusive communications.

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Judith’s background includes human resources experience and communications positions and programs at Burson-Marsteller, Ernst & Young, CBS, Media General, Random House, and the Italian Trade Commission.

Since joining Weber Shandwick in 2006, Judith has guided the firm to recognition as a champion of diversity and inclusion, with honors including an unparalleled four PRWeek/PR Council Diversity Distinction in PR Awards and numerous others.

Her open forums for employees in North America and beyond, Time to Connect, bring people together for transparent conversations about sensitive cultural issues, including racism, anti-Semitism and violence. Its value as a roadmap for the evolving nature of the employer/employee relationship was recognized by Harvard Business Review.

Judith is past president of the PRSA Foundation and two-term president of New York Women in Communications. She is the only individual to hold both positions simultaneously.

While leading the PRSA Foundation, Judith conceived and drove creation of Diverse Voices: Profiles in Leadership, a groundbreaking book of interviews with 40+ BIPOC and LGBTQ corporate, agency and academic PR leaders, designed to provide inspiration to aspiring professionals and guidance to employers on ways to better maintain inclusive environments in which people from all backgrounds can thrive.

Judith has been honored with the 2011 New York Women’s Agenda STAR Award, the 2019 ColorComm Circle Award, the 2019 PR Council/PRWeek Diversity Champion Award and the 2021 New York Women in Communications Matrix Award and was named as one of PRWeek’s Women of Distinction in 2022, as well as one of Savoy’s Top Influential Women in Corporate America in 2012, 2014 and 2019.

Visit Weber Shandwick: https://www.webershandwick.com/

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Connect with Judith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judithharrison

Connect with Tiffany: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyntagle/

LaDawn Townsend, CEO and Founder of the VOS Group, joins us to talk about the different aspects and tips of successful leadership, especially during the pandemic, highlighting the importance of investing back into the community and listening to the voices of workers to ensure success. She also shares her advice on being a successful leader by creating a system to increase income in the corporate world, leveraging leadership skills, focusing on long-term outcomes, and prioritizing self-care.

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LaDawn Townsend is a Transformational Keynote Speaker & Leadership Performance Expert, through her methodology, Recalibrate Leadership, she has recalibrated leaders in the public and private sectors over the past nine years to be leaders of influence and effective communicators through storytelling that builds bridges & strengthens work relationships.

She believes that business can be a force for good and that begins with the leadership at the Helm. LaDawn has been entrusted by global brands such as NASA, Fortune, SBA, the Bi-Partisan Group of United States House of Congressman, Raconteur Times, KTN News & LinkedIn News.

As a former corporate America executive with 20 years of experience delivering strategies to Fortune 500 Finance and Technology companies along with Small & Medium Size Businesses, she is known as being a trusted advisor to leaders to help them drive purpose-driven organizations. She is a Los Angeles native and a lover of world travel, history, good books, and coffee (with a shot of Oat Milk).

Get $500 off on enrollment in Recalibrate Leadership Lab program using the exclusive Grounded Through Change special code: EMERGENCYROOMGTC. To enroll or inquire, please contact Morgan at [email protected].

Visit LaDawn’s website: https://www.ladawntownsend.com/

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Connect with LaDawn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ladawntownsend/

Connect with Tiffany: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyntagle/

Spencer Black, an independent Creative Director, discusses the importance of building trusting relationships and techniques for successful leadership. He also shares his insights on how feedback can help businesses identify gaps in their current offerings while emphasizing the need for leaders to prioritize mentorship, emotional intelligence, respect, and a non-competitive environment to be successful.

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Spencer chose a career in advertising at the age of 7. Since then he’s worked as a Creative Director, Design Director, Writer, Art Director, Customer Experience Director, Motion Graphic Artist, Editor, Typographer, and in one strange case a Pyrotechnic Artist. He’s worked in New York, San Fransisco, Toronto, and Costa Rica on global brands the likes of Reebok, IKEA, Jim Beam, Molson Coors, AMEX, Sabra Hummus, TOSHIBA, Pampers and Burts Bees among others. He has been recognized by some of the top international award shows in the world. He’s currently writing a book on the neuroscience of people positive leadership called “The Machiavellian Momma’s Boy” & “The Art of Putting People Before Power”. 

Visit Spencer’s website: https://spencerblack.work/

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Connect with Spencer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-black-9166361b3/

Connect with Tiffany: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyntagle/

Tara Nolan a conscious marketing consultant, branding, and PR advisor, with a decade of experience in startup, media, and advertising, joins us to share her leadership and mentorship skills to empower job seekers. She discusses the possibility of practicing spirituality and mindfulness in the workplace and explores how to create a unique and personal brand to achieve a positive impact. She also emphasizes the importance of leaning into what lights us up and creating a persona, brand, and business model around our passion and value, and utilizing free resources to further discover and embrace one's individualism.

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Tara Nolan is a conscious marketing consultant and branding and PR advisor who has spent over a decade in the start-up and global media and advertising space in business development and marketing.

Tara is also a certified yogi & meditation instructor with an MBA, who began blogging and creating content on the topic of sustainability in 2017 and has worked with blue-chip clients from SAP, Belvedere Vodka, Amazon Studios, Unilever, and more as a result.

A New York native, Tara has been remote working since July 2020 spending her time between New York City and the Caribbean. Tara believes in leveraging her spiritual teachings not only in her life but in her work with clients and business daily, and is most passionate about using her talents to create positive change in the world, collaborating with brands and individuals that share this ambition.

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Visit Tara’s website: https://taraknolan.com/

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Connect with Tara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taraknolan

Connect with Tiffany: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyntagle/

Laura Maurer joins us to discuss how she started her consulting career and building her brand as a Digital Marketing Strategy consultant. Laura helps companies with their digital marketing, acts as interim CMO, and mentors female entrepreneurs - as well as building a retreat center in Ecuador. Laura believes in the importance of recognizing when you are most productive and building a schedule around it and emphasizes the importance of creating relationships with long-term clients.

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Laura Maurer is a digital marketing strategy consultant who has over 10 years of experience helping companies large and small scale through innovative digital marketing programs. She is also a coach for female entrepreneurs, working closely with them to help them gain clarity, develop routines to stay grounded and create roadmaps to launch and grow their businesses. She's the host of "Calm The Hell Down," a podcast that examines the unexpected ways we can lead calmer and more joyful lives.

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Visit The Change Agents: ⁠https://www.thechangeagents.co/

Connect with Tiffany: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyntagle/

Listen to “Calm The Hell Down”: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2003143

Connect with Laura: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauramaurer1/

Visit Laura's website: ⁠https://www.lauramaurer.com/

Marshawn Denny, Director of Operations at Him for Her, talks about her passion to empower women in the workplace and how the influence of mentors and other strong women in her life has shaped her career. She has been active in education, nonprofits, and startups and is currently with a nonprofit that aims to increase the representation of women on boards. She believes in leading with love and patience in difficult situations.

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Marshawn Denny is a seasoned business operator and entrepreneur born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. As a strategic business operator, she thrives in situations where she can make people and companies shine by helping them become more efficient, equitable, and impactful. She believes that people are a company's greatest asset and loves helping them find their purpose and excel in life.

In her experience, she has consistently built strong teams through hiring and promotions, providing professional development and training opportunities, and leading DEI Initiatives. Her unique ability to diagnose issues and work collaboratively to find solutions is one of her greatest professional strengths. She enjoys working with founders and business owners to create new systems and policies to enhance business productivity and employee retention.

She currently works as a Director of Operations at Him For Her, a social impact venture aimed at accelerating diversity on corporate boards. To bridge the network gap responsible for the sparsity of women in the boardroom, Him For Her engages business luminaries and partners with leading private equity and venture capital firms to connect the world’s most talented “Hers” to board service.

She also founded Outwork Basketball—a youth basketball non-profit committed to creating young leaders on the court and off—where she hired staff, built annual budgets, and designed fundraising plans.

Having positive role models inspired her to help the next generation find their purpose and excel in life; working to impact others, drives her. She has worked with some truly inspiring people—from young athletes to seasoned professionals—and has always loved playing an active role in shaping the world around me.

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Connect with Tiffany: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyntagle/

Visit The Change Agents: https://www.thechangeagents.co/

Connect with Marshawn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshawndenny/

Visit Him For Her: ⁠https://www.himforher.org/about-us

Kara Redman, CEO and founder of Backroom, talks about the importance of mentorship, understanding your risk appetite, taking necessary breaks, and remaining resilient. She shows us how she has provided courses and mentorship programs to people from underprivileged backgrounds in order to increase their access to tech and entrepreneurship.

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Kara is the CEO and founder of Backroom, a brand strategy and activation agency. Over the last 15 years Kara has helped founders and marketing professionals launch startups, raise up to $9M in funding, build brand equity, merge, acquire, go public, and exit.

She’s worked on budding brands to household names like Hellmann’s, StubHub, Pepsi, and the U.S. Department of State. In 2014, she founded Backroom to build and activate brands of all sizes with people who are tired of the status quo. Flexibility, process, and collaboration are the heart of her work and infused into Backroom’s culture.

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Connect with Tiffany: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyntagle

Visit The Change Agents: https://www.thechangeagents.co/

Connect with Kara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kararedman/

Visit Backroom: ⁠https://www.backroom.io/

Julia Quijano is an executive coach, leadership consultant and mentor, and expert in congruent and effective leadership. She shares her experience in working with companies by orienting their focus towards competing in the market and lending her expertise on having a resilient attitude, dreaming big, and practicing self-care when considering career changes.

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Julia Quijano is an executive coach and leadership consultant working with private clients and startups across industries. Within her practice, she builds leadership congruence to accelerate growth and transform individual leaders, teams, and organizations and has worked with companies including Wyld, Universe, Noom, and Public Goods. Before launching her firm, she was the Chief of Staff of a venture-backed enterprise software company and is also a trained Marriage & Family Therapist.

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Connect with Tiffany: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyntagle

Visit The Change Agents: https://www.thechangeagents.co/

Connect with Julia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrquijano/

Visit JQ Collective: ⁠https://www.juliaquijano.com/