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This Monday, March 31st is our final show on the ContacTalkRadio network. We're going out with a bang! Join us as we talk with Ellen Slattery, CEO and Owner of Gracie's and Ellie's in Providence Rhode Island.

Travel on the journey with Ellen as she grew her 5-Star Restaurant and birthed her French Cafe Bakery. With a staff of almost 60 people, Ellen has led in a way that provides leadership, ownership-thinking on the part of staff and focus on an exemplary customer experience.

No matter what business you are in, you will learn from Ellen's wisdom.

Entrepreneurs and folks who work remotely spend a lot of time alone. Proximity for energy and new ideas can be a real boost to productivity and loving your work! As we explore this option, we’ll be talking with Felena Hanson who has created “Her Hub,” a shared, flexible work and meeting space where entrepreneurial women can create and collaborate in a professional, productive, spa-like environment.

The platform provides members with connections to other business experts, access to educational workshops, and visibility within the community ... thus giving them the support they need to be prosperous. After building three successful locations in San Diego County, their next goal is to support over 20,000 women in the launch and growth of their business via 200 Hera Hub locations over the next 5 years.

Felena is passionate about education, earning her Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of San Diego and her MBA from California State University Dominguez Hills. She taught Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and at California State University Dominguez Hills for the MBA online program for eight years. Felena has been nominated for numerous small business awards and was recently rewarded for community efforts by winning the “Women Business Owner of the Year Award” by the local chapter of the National Organization of Women Business Owners.

Martha Johnson could write the book on resilience and she has. It’s called On My Watch: Leadership, Innovation, and Personal Resilience. It includes more than her personal story of how she bounced back after the onslaught of the Congressional Hearings in April, 2012. It’s about how a creative leader carries out innovative strategies and the lessons she learned about how to lead and motivate employees in such a diverse organization as the General Services Administration (GSA).

In Martha’s case, her low point was the two days that Congress literally screamed at her about something she was not directly in control of and really was only vaguely aware of. But as the Administrator of the GSA, she accepted responsibility for the employees’ actions. And in 2012 (an election year) she resigned to limit campaign fall out. Leaders have many attributes, and Martha says the most important one is optimism. She believes a manager is always optimistic: cheering on and motivating the employees, selling the mission, always recruiting and so on. But she is also personally optimistic and views her 2012 crisis as an opportunity for positive change.

Tune in and find out how “surprise” can be a source of energy and a tool after a leader hits the wall. Learn from a female leader’s perspective about government culture and the importance of creativity and the part risk plays in innovation.

Martha Johnson is a leadership speaker and writer with a 30-year career in both business and government. Leading GSA under President Obama she secured her reputation for strategic creativity in big organizations. She recently published a book on her experiences: On My Watch: Leadership, Innovation, and Personal Resilience, a best seller on Amazon. Johnson was graduated with a BA from Oberlin College and an MBA from the Yale University School of Management. She is married, has two adult children and an elderly father, and resides in Annapolis, Maryland.

Join us as we talk about start-up companies, companies with missions and direct sales. All of those speak to Jamie Oliver at Home. If you've ever thought about the direct sales business you’ll learn a lot from the creative marketing director of JOAH, Michelle Girasole. We’re going to discuss what it’s like being part of a start-up company and a global business, how social mission really moves people to become involved, and why direct sales is a good alternative for people in the work force, especially in this type of economy.

Michelle Girasole has a 20+ year history in both corporate and entrepreneurial marketing, with an expertise in online marketing and start-up strategy. Michelle is the co-author (with Wendy!) of The Sassy Ladies’ Toolkit for Start-up Businesses, an accomplishment which underscores her passion for entrepreneurial opportunities for all. She is an award-winning author, mom-blogger, Girl Scout leader and beach bum, not to mention a passionate consumer of home party products. No, she doesn't sleep much, but she and her husband love to eat well and discover ways to get their two young kids to eat more fruits and veggies.

Whether you are in a romantic relationship or business partnership, talking about money with those close to you is an important skill. However, many people avoid discussing financial matters until it is too late, resulting in misunderstandings, hurt feelings and in some instances, marital and/or business divorce. In this interview, learn from wealth psychology expert and author, Kathleen Burns Kingsbury, the secrets for having effective financial conversations and how doing so can improve your marriage, increase your profitability and empower you and those around you.

Kathleen Burns Kingsbury is a wealth psychology expert, founder of KBK Wealth Connection, and the author of several books including How to Give Financial Advice to Women and How to Give Financial Advice to Couples. She serves on the CNBC Digital Financial Advisor Council, is a thought-leader columnist for Financial-Planning.com and is frequently quoted in publications such as the Wall Street Journal and Reuters. Kathleen is a faculty member of the Certified Private Wealth Advisor program of IMCA and teaches the Psychology of Financial Planning course at the McCallum Graduate School of Business at Bentley University. She holds a Master’s Degree in Psychology and an Undergraduate Degree in Finance. For more information, visit www.kbkwealthconnection.com.

Please join us for this exciting show! Former CNN Business Anchor and 3 time Emmy award winning TV/Radio journalist, Valerie Coleman Morris, will explain why she believes that ongoing financial education must be “top of mind” – and thought of as a marathon not a sprint.

Valerie states, “People do it every day without knowing as much as they should. They have unprotected spending not mindful of the consequences. That’s how we all contributed to the recent recession and why – in order to have a sustainable recovery – we must connect the mental and emotional disciplines (or lack thereof) surrounding our money habits and decisions.”

Valerie is the author of It’s Your Money So Take It Personally® and professor at the Academy of Art University, Department of Multimedia, San Francisco, CA. She is also a past winner of the Peabody Award which recognizes distinguished achievement and meritorious service by broadcasters, cable and Webcasters, producing organizations, and individuals.

If you're not in love with your numbers, now's the time to fall in love for the first time, or re-kindle an old flame.

Do you let your fear of numbers keep you from moving ahead and maximizing your business? And while you could tell anyone, in a heartbeat, what the price of a $1000 pair of Louboutin’s are with a 20% discount, it would take you longer to figure out what your salary with a 20% increase would be, right? It’s time to change that!

Anne Maxfield is a serial entrepreneur who has taken her C-level expertise-creating, building and selling a multi-million dollar business and now works with select business owners on strategic and financial planning so, like her, they can live their dreams. She has a brilliant mind that easily makes order out of chaos, along with the strategic vision to look at a business from 30,000 feet and pick out the essential details needed for success.

Anne’s goal is to help you, whether you’re looking to build, save, or sell your company. The take-way will be a check list to start taking control of your numbers. It’s an easy list, at every step giving you the options of: doing it, delegating it, or outsourcing it.

Ready to fall in love?

For too many people, a conversation about personal finance and investing can be very dry and boring - but it doesn't have to be! In our broadcast today we will chat with Susan Hirshman who has found a way to explain investing in a fun, familiar and fitting way. We will awaken your hidden personal finance competence and leave you with a sense of control and confidence toward your financial future.

Susan Hirshman is one of the most credentialed persons I know in the financial services industry. She’s got it all – an MBA, a CFA, a CFP, a CPA, a CDFA … and the list goes on and on. She is an author, has been quoted in major newspapers and magazines and has appeared on television numerous times.

When it comes to her finances … she is a self-admitted recovering: Chargeaholic, Spendaholic,Hope and a prayeraholic …

And yes, a cliché but it is true, a shoeaholic

In other words, perfection is not her middle name. As she tells it - it wasn’t until she came to terms with the fact that her plan of “having a man as her financial plan” wasn't working out so well, that she took control of, got engaged in and focused on her financial life. Based on her work in financial services and speaking with hundreds of women over the past twenty plus years she knew she was not alone in her financial imperfections - and became obsessed with helping other women find the same sense of confidence, comfort and command over her finances that she now has.

Within their fields, thought leaders are sources of inspiration and innovation. They have the gift of harnessing their expertise and their networks to make their innovative thoughts real and easy to replicate, sparking sustainable change and even creating movements around their ideas.

Why become a thought leader? No matter where you are in your career, thought leadership is the key that unlocks a whole new level of professional accomplishment and achievement as well as career and personal satisfaction.

If you are ready to increase your influence, expand your impact and become a trusted change agent and thought leader in your niche, this program is for you.

Learn the insider secrets of successful change agents and the 7 key steps to make your own successful transition from leader to thought leader.

Understand how to use thought leadership to gain visibility for you, your team and your ideas across your company and your industry.

Gain inspiration and best practices from the stories of others who advanced their careers through thought leadership.

Denise Brosseau has dedicated her career to helping women leaders scale their success as entrepreneurs and executives. She is the CEO of Thought Leadership Lab, an executive talent agency in Silicon Valley. Denise loves to start things - she co-founded the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (now Watermark), the Invent Your Future Conference for Women and Springboard Enterprises, the prestigious women's start-up launch pad that has led to over $6B in funding for women entrepreneurs.

There are two types of success-minded business owners — those who take action, and those who remain stuck despite their best intentions. Do you watch as business owners with HALF your talent succeed at 10x your level — while you scratch your head and wonder “why does it look so easy for them and feel so hard for me!?”

According to Harvard-trained business psychologist and stress expert Sharon Melnick, PhD, the key is to know your specific "action blocker" and apply the right solution for your specific type. Once you have the right solutions, you could go to bed at night relaxed, proud of the results you got that day, and happy with the quality time you had with your family.

Practical skills you will learn on this show include how to:

Know “in your bones” -- not just intellectually -- that you are ready to put yourself out there, and discover how to let go of your need for others’ approval (but still be a good person)

Focus on the ONE project that will beeline your success rather than spin on the “millions of ideas” you enjoy having but won’t give you income or impact this month

How to break down a big, hairy, complicated task into manageable steps, so you can get started at step 1 and keep going until you finish ...