Her Hypesquad with Bosstrack

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Her HypeSquad with Bosstrack

In this episode I’m talking with Melissa Park, an award-winning global event producer and founder of Melissa Park Events and the Mel-Factor Method.

Melissa and I talk about building leadership credibility, using your network for success, the importance of asking questions and the time she met Sir Richard Branson.

I hope you find as much value in listening to this episode as I did recording it!

About Melissa Park

Melissa “Mel” Park is an award-winning Global Event Producer who has utilized her engaging personality, unending energy, and attention to logistical and design details to build a business that is recognized across the United States and Australia.

After producing high profile, business and consumer events Melissa broke out on her own and launched her first event management company in Australia at the age of 26. She produced events like HSBC Bank’s Chinese New Year Gala Dinner Tour and more than 20 outdoor festivals attracting 20,000 - 100,000 attendees.

She also served as the stage manager for notable events like the Sydney Olympic Games 10 Year Anniversary Ceremony, Sydney International FIFA Fan Fest in 2010, and the Major League Baseball Opening Series in 2014.

Melissa moved to the US in 2014 where she began working internally for two years at Hortonworks and two years later stepped back out on her own with Melissa Park Events specializing in elevating brands, amplifying corporate messages and transforming struggling events into extraordinary must-attend experiences.

She's made a name for herself in the technology space for her seamlessly executed large-scale user conferences, strategic sponsorships, and innovative brand activations. Her client list has grown from one continent to another based on referrals, recognition from attendees onsite, and clients who return year after year for her to produce their events.

She currently splits her time between New York and Sydney when she is not traveling to produce her nearly 30 annual events.

Her events have been featured on many TV and radio programs in Australia. She is the creator of the The Mel-Factor Method masterclass, a contributing writer to numerous publications and a sought-after keynote speaker and panelist.

I’m so excited to bring you my conversation with Melissa Park.

You can reach Mel at

Instagram: @melissaparkevents

Website: www.melissapark.co

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: melissapark

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Her HypeSquad with Bosstrack!

In this episode, I talk with Katie O’Malley, a career coach and workplace consultant and founder of (en)Courage Coaching

Katie and I talk about workplace-induced trauma including what it is, what experiences can lead up to it, the effects of workplace-induced trauma and what can be done once it’s been identified. We also discuss how, as leaders, we can avoid causing it ourselves.

She also gives us some great music to pick us up when we’re feeling down and some great book recommendations!

The song Katie couldn’t recall when we were talking was “How do you like me now” by The Heavy.

I hope you find as much value in listening to this episode as I did recording it!

About Katie O'Malley

Katie O’Malley, M.Ed., BCC, is a Career Coach and Workplace Consultant with fifteen years of professional experience in nonprofit, corporate and higher education.

Katie has worked alongside more than 125 clients as the Founder and Principal Coach of (en)Courage Coaching. Founded with the mission of providing exceptional, financially accessible coaching services to Chicago area professionals, (en)Courage Coaching has grown to support individuals and businesses from coast to coast, as well as in the UK.

Coaching clients in the design of authentic career paths, effective leadership practices, and courageous workplace cultures is in the DNA of (en)Courage Coaching. Katie equips her clients with customized strategies to meet their individual needs and aspirational goals.

Recently featured in Fast Company and Thrive Global, Katie's research and writing supports both sides of the workplace equation, encouraging employers and employees to remember, “We're all in this work-thing together."

You can reach Katie at:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.encouragecoaching.org

Instagram: @encouragecoachchicago

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kateomalley/

In this episode, we sit down to talk with Valerie Bihet - founder of VIBE, an event design and destination management company. 

We talk to Valerie about the culture she’s created at VIBE, how she empowers her team, how she leads her team remotely and why she believes team building activities are so important. You won’t want to miss her talking about “having dessert first!"

We mentioned in the podcast that I’d follow up on a few things after the show. To clarify, the songs Valerie mentions are Imitadora by Romeo Santos and Le dernier jour du disco by Juliette Armanet. Also - the thriller author she recommends is Harlen Coben.

You can find Valerie at:

Instagram: @thevibeagency

Website: www.thevibeagency.com

About Valerie:

Valerie Bihet is an award-winning event producer with more than 27 years of experience in the management, design and production of special events that communicate and achieve her client’s objectives.

Originally from Paris, France, Bihet got her start in events working as the Public Relations and Special Events Manager at Disneyland Paris and Public Relations Director at Club Med Paris.

In 2004 Bihet founded VIBE, an event design and destination management company, in Miami, Florida. The company has produced more than 1,100 events throughout the US, Europe, Mexico, East Asia and South America. Valerie has received multiple professional recognitions for her work.

Her clientele includes global brands like Dior, Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, LVMH, Coty, L'Oréal, Barclays, Banco Santander, McCain, Merck, Thea Pharmaceuticals, and many more.

In today’s episode we talk with Emily Aarons, a business alignment coach and intuitive energy healer and host of the top podcast “Aligned & Unstoppable."

We talk with Emily about trusting your intuition to make decisions, knowing where to set boundaries to create the life you want and making the space to listen to your inner self to understand what you need.

Such an interesting, energetic and wide-ranging discussion with Emily!

About Emily Aarons:

Emily Aarons is the most sought after intuitive healer for female empire builders. She's best known for getting her clients out of overwhelm and burnout and unlocking the wisdom within to create alignment in their business. For over two decades, Emily has been practicing healing work directly with powerful visionaries and teaching them how to tap into their intuition to activate quantum growth in their business.

Emily is the creator of the “Angels In Your Biz Oracle Card Deck” and “Aligned & Unstoppable Personal Journal”, and is the host of the top podcast “Aligned & Unstoppable”.

In addition to her business, Emily, her husband and two young boys live on a small backyard “hobby” farm with a puppy Belgian Malinois, baby goats, chickens, and ducks. She loves nature and exploring the outdoors and cooking fresh-from-the garden meals.

You can find Emily at:

Website: https://emilyaarons.com/

Podcast: Aligned & Unstoppable

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EmilyAarons

Instagram: @emilyaarons

Facebook: @emilyaaronsholistic

In today’s episode we talk with Casey Simmons, owner of Royal Locks Curl Care, a niche, direct-to-consumer curly hair brand. Their mission is to make curls work for you by providing high performing, multi-benefit products with simple routines to fit your lifestyle and enhance your unique beauty. 

We talk with Casey about how she thinks about building her team and how she leads remotely. We talk about how she manages meetings to avoid Zoom fatigue and to avoid meeting just to meet.

We get into a discussion about curly hair science - such an interesting topic! 

And then we get into hard maybe’s, making lists and living abroad.

Such a wonderful discussion with Casey!

About Casey:

Casey Simmons is the owner of Royal Locks Curl Care - a niche Direct To Consumer curly hair products brand. She has over 20 years of management and operations experience, and as a grant consultant helped organizations receive and manage over $28 million.

Casey and her husband purchased Royal Locks Curl Care in 2019 after pregnancy awakened her natural waves—and her curiosity about curl-care. The curly-haired community is such a vibrant, active group and  she wants Royal Locks to be a bigger part of it.

Outside of working and parenting, volunteering has been her greatest passion and privilege.

You can find Royal Locks Curl Care at:

www.royallocks.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS27bilIKP8L2ofkfhtVLrg

@royallockscurlcare on IG & FB

@royallockscc on TikTok

In this episode, we talk with Meredith Eisgrau about all things leadership. We talk about how to know when you’re in the right work, how to be considered for high visibility projects, knowing what your superpower is, identifying and closing gaps in your team’s abilities. She shares mistakes and learnings she’s made over the years as a leader, the best leadership advice she’s received during her career, and the song that pumps her up when she needs to get moving.

You can find Mer on LinkedIn at @meisgrau.

About Meredith:

Meredith has over 25 years of leadership in retail, technology, & startup - working for companies like Louis Vuitton, Apple, Ivivva by Lululemon and most recently a tech startup, Enjoy.

Her specialty is organizing and developing teams to crush their goals. As a leader, Meredith focuses on personalizing support for leaders so they can move away from being an individual contributor and successfully lead through their teams.

Outside of work, Meredith is a Muppet lover, baker, and overall explorer of places. She loves to take pictures with her iPhone and is learning how to create with resin and practicing calligraphy. She finds joy in both of these while also building her skills in patience.

In this podcast, we spoke with Samantha Burmeister of Nomad Copy Agency. We talk about why it’s important for leaders, even in a corporate environment, to develop a personal brand, how to get started with creating your personal brand and how to stay authentic to who you are when creating your brand.  

Sam shares who her mentors are, tells us the best leadership advice she’s ever received and divulges her biggest challenges as a leader. 

We also discuss her wellness hacks, the song that pumps her up, and the podcast she loves to listen to. And, at the end, Sam shares a peak into her nomad life with us! 

You can reach Sam at: 

Instagram: @nomad.copy 

Email: [email protected] 

Website: www.nomadcopyagency.com 

About Sam: 

Sam Burmeister is the founder and lead copywriter at Nomad Copy Agency. At Nomad Copy, every business they write for receives bespoke copy to help them turn their sales process into a hands off high conversion experience. Sam has worked on dozens of online service provider launches many of which earned the client six figures or more. Ultimately her goal is to empower the entrepreneurs she works with to sell more, simply, so they can focus on designing and living the life of their dreams. So without further delay, let’s jump into our discussion with Sam!