Modern Mogul Podcast

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  • 25. Monica Snyder Building a Software Empire as Chief Nerd and Serial Entrepreneur

    Monica Snyder is a businesswoman, Chief Nerd and Co-founder at Fearlessly Social, on a mission to make a difference while living her best life. As a Serial Entrepreneur and the Engineer behind several Saas companies, Monica's software has helped over 12,000 entrepreneurs scale their business using software and systems.


    Monica is nothing short of strategic, smart and driven. In this interview, she is sharing from her experience:

    • How to stay motivated in the face of setbacks [10:15]
    • How she came to be building bootstrapped Software companies that leverage her strengths [13:20]
    • How to think about hiring and effectively leading a high-performance team [30:05]
    • What to consider when choosing and working with a Co-founder[34:10]
    • Monica's lessons on leadership, success rituals and growing her business without VC funding [40:00]
    • Sponsor: 
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      55 min
    • 24. Angel Quintana - Raising the Vibration of the Planet Through a Higher Calling

      ANGEL QUINTANA is a business mentor, metaphysician, holistic health practitioner, and founder of the Holistic Fashionista umbrella brand formed with the mission to support and build up holistic leaders of tomorrow to share their message with the world. She is passionate about sharing her sacred rituals and grassroots business and marketing strategies through her trademark concepts Signature System® and Kismet Client®.  

      In this episode, we are talking about:

      • How Angel chose the bold market niche of Holistic Leaders and her service offerings before it became a trendy 
      • Her thoughts on what it really takes to be a successful entrepreneur and whether you need to be “born that way” 
      • We also get behind the real reason Angel got her tattoos and their deeper meaning (~24:54)
      • Tools & Mentions 

        Holistic Fashionista Magazine

        The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results

        1 hr 4 min
      • 23. Merlyne Jean-Louis How to Secure and Protect Your Intellectual Property

        Merlyne Jean-Louis, Esq. is the founder of Jean-Louis Law, P.C., a New York-based law firm that focuses on business, entertainment and immigration law.

        She has provided counsel to entrepreneurs and creatives, including social media influencers and tech startups. She also writes a legal blog for entrepreneurs at www.jllaw.net.

        Not sure what to consider related to IP (trademarks and copyright) law? Tune in now:

        4:03: Merlyne's backstory of how she started in law and the inspiration that helped her to open her own firm
        9:50: Why the law tends to lag behind new technology and how lawyers approach those cases
        11:01: How to think about copyright, nondisclosure agreements and trademark laws and what each covers
        17:03: Can you reserve your trademark or protect it before you start using it broadly or making money from using it
        19:30: What can happen if you don't properly research and protect your trademarks and basically why trademark laws were created to protect customers
        24:30: Merlyne answers questions about how intellectual property law is defined, how you know if you need an NDA, and what each protects
        34:50: We cover some of the other legal matters for which you may want to secure a lawyer
        37:04: How Merlyne thinks about leadership, continuous learning and collaborating with others
        41:01: One healthy cult we both agree can be essential to being modern moguls and why we both love to travel
        44:17: How Merlyne keeps a positive and radiant energy and what makes her a Modern Mogul

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        48 min
      • 22. Mona Zhang Building Made to Fit Hugs with Bra Theory

        Mona is an English major turned Software Engineer turned Entrepreneur. She is now the founder of Bra Theory, a made-to-measure bra company that will solve your problems with bras. When she's not working on Bra Theory, Mona is either working relentlessly on self-introspection and self-growth... or skiing, dancing, singing, and being holistically human.

        In this episode, we are discussing:

        1. How Mona came to find the problem with bras and decided to do something about solving it
        2. How she views customer development and the impact it has had on her market positioning, pricing and MVP decisions so far
        3. You'll also hear about her daily success ritual and leadership mantra and her perspective on imposter syndrome and talk to male VCs about her work

        BraTheory.com
        Acuity 
        Spotify 
        GEMS 
        Paul Graham 
        Steve Blank - Customer Development

        54 min
      • 21. Nechelle Bartley Money Basics for Your Vision Board Dreams

        Nechelle Bartley is a seasoned Financial Strategist and Project Manager with 19+ years experience in her niche. She is the founder of Money Basics where she empowers female entrepreneurs to become true CEO's of their money.

        In this episode, we talk about common pitfalls for women and entrepreneurs and money and how to start overcoming them. Nechelle's experience on being a woman in business and her bigger mission. We also get an inside look at her thoughts on leadership and listens learned that she wanted to share. Tune in! 

        Sponsor - Modern Mogul HQ

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        Links mentioned 

        Money Basics Website

        https://www.instagram.com/MoneyBasics 

         

        45 min
      • 20. Anna Rova - Redefining Leadership and Female Success

        Show notes and talking points:  

        • 2:30: How Anna got on the personal development path and why redefining success is important right now
        • 5:30: What Anna found out about men and the difference between feminine and masculine that led her on this quest
        • 11:40: Alpha female syndrome and its perils 
        • 14:30: How women can stay ambitious and still embrace their femininity 
        • 16:00: What is Anna Rova’s leadership mantra for uncertainty
        • 26:00: A defining leadership failure and what Anna learned
        • 40:00: Women who run with wolves and why this is such a powerful book that inspired Anna’s Girlskill branding
        • 50:00: Anna’s “wow customer experience” and key takeaways to implement in your business 

        Resources mentioned:

        • Girlskill Podcast
        • Girls kill power tools 
        • David Data 
        • Masterclass
        • Delivering Happiness by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh 
        1 hr 1 min
      • 22. Me too, Times Up and the Return to Leaning In

        With modern movements taking aim at the way "things have always been" and raging a war on authority figures with the #metoo and #timesup hashtags and movements, now is the time to go back and dust off Sheryl Sandberg's 2013 book "Lean In: Women Work and the Will to Lead"

        In this episode, Marlyne is talking about the 3 main takeaways from the book and why they are most relevant in 2018. Points include: 

        1. How to leverage perception to your advantage 
        2. Seeking out true partnerships and support to reach your potential in business and career 
        3. Don’t leave before you leave and why this applies to all areas of life 
        4. Bloomberg Lean In Article

          26 min
        5. 18. Me too, Times Up and the Return to Leaning In

          With modern movements taking aim at the way "things have always been" and raging a war on authority figures with the #metoo and #timesup hashtags and movements, now is the time to go back and dust off Sheryl Sandberg's 2013 book "Lean In: Women Work and the Will to Lead"

          In this episode, Marlyne is talking about the 3 main takeaways from the book and why they are most relevant in 2018. Points include: 

          1. How to leverage perception to your advantage 
          2. Seeking out true partnerships and support to reach your potential in business and career 
          3. Don’t leave before you leave and why this applies to all areas of life 

          Bloomberg Lean In Article

          26 min
        6. Kickoff Episode Season 3

          Marlyne, reflects on the last two seasons and kick-off the themes and focus areas for the next season of the podcast.

          The Gig economy and future of work 
          Multiple streams of income 
          Tech innovation and culture 
          Personal reinvention 
          Gender roles and changing culture 

          website: Modernmogulhq.com
          twitter: @marlynepierce 
          Instagram: @modernmogulhq

          Be sure to tune in

           

          6 min
        7. 17. Jessica Neary - Success Starts at Home With Feng Shui

          Jess Neary is the founder of Nurture with Nature Home Designs where she helps homeowners create living spaces that are functional, supportive, and inspired by nature. Jess delivers client results by combining energy healing Feng Shui and infusing nature to help enhance their homes and lives. 

          In this episode, we talk about why our homes are a direct reflection of ourselves, how our living spaces can plan a role in our health, wealth and fulfillment and go deeper on some of the does and don't of home design and feng shui principles to create wealth and abundance. 

          41 min

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