Real Talk with LaShondra

This is the first episode of a two part series about owning a business with your significant other. In this episode, LaShondra gets real with her friend and fellow entrepreneur Kandis, and they have an honest conversation about the ups and downs of running aa business with your spouse. They also talk about how it is to be running the business behind the scenes as your spouse is the face of the company. This episode explores what it really takes to run a successful business with your spouse and how it challenges the relationship and pushes growth.

In this episode, LaShondra has a REAL talk with a woman powerhouse - Julianita Jauregui, who is a Business Development Manager with an international engineering firm. They tackle topics such as being a woman in a male dominated industry, inclusivity and diversity in the industry and what the future looks like in terms of those topics for construction industry. Julianita is inspiring by being authentic and by bringing her truths to the forefront of this conversation.

Details of the Show:  In this episode, LaShondra talks with Stepfone Montgomery about the industry, career, professional growth, and what it takes to have success. Stepfone shares his career path from humble beginning to being an executive at one of the largest transportation agencies in the nation. He shares what it takes to have that kind of success and how he now gives back to community to prep the young generations for meaningful careers.   Episode Resources:  https://jlmstrategic.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stepfone-montgomery/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/la-shondra-mercurius-4935578/

In this episode, LaShondra talks about drive and her personal journey of staying consistent and always inspired to inspire others. Drive requires staying balanced so that you don't burn out fast and still achieve success. LaShondra keeps it real by sharing her examples of burn out and having have to step away from the business to redefine her path and come back even stronger.

In this podcast, LaShondra connects with good friend and entrepreneur, Trivinia Barber, to discuss the challenges of starting a business, being an entrepreneur, and doing it all as a woman. Trivinia is the founder of Priority VA, one of the world’s leading virtual staffing agencies and has her own podcast Diary of a Doer.

In this episode, LaShondra talks about hiring and breaks down how managers put up obstacles to making hiring decisions due to their own fears. She gets real talking about those fears, and how the hiring process is simple as long as we don't get in the way. She introduces HiredX - a new approach to hiring - simple, focused and brings results.

In this episode, LaShondra tackles the topic of leadership. Having over 15 years of professional leadership experience, she talks about her path to becoming a leader what it takes to be one, and also being a compassionate leader during times of major change and transformation.

In this episode, LaShondra dives deep into fears and entrepreneurship. In very vulnerable space, she shares her path to success, and fears and demons she had to face up to this point in her life. She talks about what it meant to her and her loved ones, and how moving towards her fears rather than running away from them pushes her in personal and professional growth.

This first pilot episode is a fun and serious interview with the host - LaShondra Mercurius. LaShondra talks about why she decided to do the podcast in the first place, sheds more light on her entrepreneur path and being a business owner. She gets REAL talking personal life, being a mother, making it in a male dominated industry and sharing thoughts about balancing running a business and family life during pandemic.

In this episode, LaShondra reunites with her business partner and friend Karolina to have a REAL conversation about what it means to build relationships in business. It is not an easy world to navigate and they discuss how staying true to yourself, being transparent and honest are the foundation blocks of deep and lasting relationships.