In this episode of the Guru Salon, Mimi Swain, Ring's Chief Revenue Officer, shares her professional journey to the executive ranks at one of the top innovators of smart security systems.  From trade marketer to sales leadership, Mimi shares insights and experiences on skills to be successful in marketing & sales, how to keep your team connected and motivated in a remote setting, and how to balance motherhood with a career. 

From Teacher/Mom/Volunteer to Founder of Smart Playrooms, meet Karri Bowen-Poole in this episode of the Guru Salon.  Karri has spent the last 10 years revolutionizing the way children learn and play.  The idea came to her in the middle of the night.  After spending 12 years teaching and years as a mom observing poorly designed, cluttered playrooms, she knew she was on to something. Once Karri refined her vision, she placed an ad in her local paper to test the waters - and word spread from there. She has designed hundreds of playrooms, customizing each one to fit the needs and interests of her clients' children. Her spaces are designed to continually engage children and grow alongside them.  Suzanna and Karri discuss her journey, which is sure to inspire those considering their own career pivot:
How did you evolve from a teacher, mom, and volunteer to a playroom designer?What are the benefits of running a small business versus being an employee?What are some of the ups and downs?What is your favorite part of the job?How has our economy and the pandemic impacted your business?

In this episode of the Guru Salon, Suzanna speaks with iFundWomen Co-Founder and VP of Revenue Operations, Kate Anderson about her experiences developing one of the top crowdfunding marketplaces for women-owned businesses. Discussing founding her own business to the common problems that female founders face in today's marketplace, Kate gives you actionable insights that you can use to either start or develop your business into the company that it is truly meant to be. As an alumnus of iFundWomen, Hello Career Guru also highly recommends that any women-owned company looking for funding consider crowdsourcing through iFundWomen.

In this episode of the Guru Salon, Suzanna hosts a panel of top healthcare executives including Denise D’ Agostino, Laura Randa, Lisa Miller and Nerissa Kreher to help you learn more about a career in the Life Sciences. Giving advice from breaking into the industry to dealing with traditionally hands-on work in the remote age, these panelists give you the advice needed to kickstart your journey and build the life science career of your dreams. Even if you are not looking to start a career in life sciences or change industries, these high-achieving women's insights and stories can be universally applied.

In this episode of the Guru Salon, Suzanna speaks with Rita Capek, former Chief Human Resources and Chief Executive Officer of NewsAmerica and Founder of Ozma Advisory.  Rita shares 6 job search sites for women by women to help you find, envision and secure your dream job!  She also highlights her background in Human Resources and how she reached the heights of her career.  An Advisor at Hello Career Guru, Rita has been instrumental in the development of the Hello Career Guru platform which is launching soon.  

In this episode of the Guru Salon, Suzanna speaks with Rachel Tenenbaum, a NeuroTransformational Coach, speaker, and facilitator, who fosters institutional growth and development of mission-driven and people-driven organizations. Prior to moving to the Coaching and Speaking arena, Rachel was a successful sales and business development professional who consistently drove revenue. Whether speaking on issues related to Resilience, Leadership, Building a Better Brain, Levels of Effectiveness, Mindfulness or Development (and what that means), Rachel excels at infusing energy and a contagious sense of humour into every subject while bottom-lining complex concepts into easy to digest “takeaways,” to inspire real and lasting change. Preaching the necessity of mindfulness and its transformative capabilities, take a listen to this podcast to learn how you can use it as your new superpower to become the person you want to be.

In this episode of the Guru Salon, Suzanna speaks with Susan Ross, former MasterCard Executive and Founder of Intention Personal Development Group.  With honesty and authenticity, Susan shares why she chose to leave an amazing career and job in corporate America to create her own business and follow her passion.  Using her inspirational-yet-tangible 'Be, Do, Have' formula, Susan coaches professionals to be more purposeful, do meaningful work, and have more intention and balance in their lifestyles.  Susan's own experiences uniquely position her to effectively coach ambitious professionals.  She has partnered with Hello Career Guru for a special holiday coaching offer on this podcast.  To learn more about Susan, visit https://www.hellocareerguru.com/susan-ross .

In this episode of the Guru Salon, Suzanna hosts Fran Hauser, former media executive, startup investor and bestselling author,  and Jodi Lipper, six-time NYT bestselling collaborative writer.  In 2018, Fran and Jodi released the Myth of the Nice Girl, an award-winning business book about how women can reclaim the word "nice" to become a strong, respected, yet empathetic business leader.  Suzanna, Fran, and Jodi discuss the methods used to plan, write, and publish an inspiring book that sells. If you are an aspiring author or someone looking for insight into what it takes to write an award-winning book, this is the podcast for you.

In this episode of the Guru Salon, Suzanna speaks with Shellye Archambeau, one of Silicon Valley's first minority female tech executives, about her new book, Unapologetically Ambitious.  Suzanna and Shellye discuss the strategies and mindset that Shellye used to plan and execute her career journey.  She shares a story of courage, focus, and growth.  Former President of Blockbuster.com, former CEO of MetricStream, and board member of Verizon and Nordstrom, she has been featured in Forbes, The New York Times,  and Business Insider.  Shellye is an inspirational, authentic speaker who will have a profound and immediate impact on your mindset and your career.

In this episode of the Guru Salon podcast, our CEO, Suzanna Keith, speaks with Haley Hoffman Smith, named by Forbes as "One of Today's Most Influential Female Speakers." She shares how she has used social media, such as TikTok, to empower women to bring their big ideas to life. After publishing her first book, Her Big Idea: The Next Generation of Entrepreneurs, based on research from her honors thesis at Brown University, Haley has continuously pushed women to bring new ideas through both entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. Whether you are looking to finally start a company based on the idea that's constantly been on your mind or looking to bring value through innovation to your current company, Haley brings insight in this episode that you can use in your life and career to bring your dreams to reality.