By Allison Walsh
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If you've ever dreamed of writing a book, this episode is for YOU! Writing a book had been on my bucket list for 20 years, but I didn’t proactively chase that dream until the pandemic.
In this episode, I’m giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how I finally brought my dream to life. I walk you through the entire process, from building my expertise and honing my message to landing the book deal and writing the manuscript in just 90 days!
Plus, I’ll share how I leveraged my network, the importance of hiring coaches for accountability, and the marketing strategy I used to launch the book. Whether you’re just thinking about writing a book or actively working on one, this episode will give you the insights and inspiration to take the next step. Tune in and get ready to chase your publishing dreams!
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Becca Powers is the Creator of The POWER Method and Founder of Powers Peak Potential. From a minimum-wage Dollar Store employee to an impressive award-winning, 20-year career as a Fortune 500 sales executive, Becca has honed her expertise in working with senior leaders and high performance teams to elevate their impact through her proprietary methodology.
As the author of ‘Harness Your Inner CEO’ and ‘A Return to Radiance’, Becca is recognized as an authority in her field. Her insights have been shared in esteemed publications such as Business Insider, Newsweek, Forbes, and more.
Becca is also a Certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher and Reiki Master, using these disciplines to help her clients break saboteur cycles and thrive both personally and professionally. Her dynamic presence extends beyond the boardroom to global stages and her popular podcast, "The emPOWERed Half Hour." As a keynote speaker, she has inspired audiences worldwide, including corporate engagements with major companies like Cisco, Office Depot, DELL, Carrier Global, and Royal Caribbean.
Beyond her professional pursuits, Becca is deeply committed to philanthropy. She actively supports causes close to her heart, including the Alzheimer’s Association, Believe Ranch, and Feeding America.
Today she is known as a trailblazer, visionary, and a catalyst for impact in the organizations she partners with. Her passion, expertise, and commitment to bold action make her a true luminary in the field of corporate training.
For more information, visit www.beccapowers.com and listen to her podcast The emPOWERed Half Hour on your favorite podcast platform.
Memorable Moments:
“If we spend our time focusing on the potential of our strengths, gifts, and talents, we then come into our radiance and life begins to unfold for us in really beautiful ways.”
“I got to see people in their radiance, and it took getting disconnected from my own to realize that I wanted to create an invitation for people to get back to who they are and provide a framework to do so.”
“You can spend all the time in the world working on your weaknesses and areas of opportunity…but what would your life look like if you mastered your innate skills, strengths, and talents?"
Connect with Becca:
Homepage: https://www.beccapowers.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beccapowers1313/
Instagram: @beccapowers1313
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beccapowers1313
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCclPtguPwp4E9uqIwuY2aog
Elevating Your Impact Blog: https://www.beccapowers.com/blog
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Carol Cox is the founder and CEO of Speaking Your Brand®, a coaching and training company that works with high-performing, purpose-driven women entrepreneurs and professionals to create their signature talks and thought leadership platforms. Carol is host of the weekly 5-star rated Speaking Your Brand® podcast and during election seasons serves as a political analyst on TV news. Carol was named as one of Orlando's Women of the Year in 2021 and has been featured in Forbes. Through her company and content, her mission is to empower more women to find and use their voice, to tell the stories that need to be told, and to activate ideas for change.
Memorable Moments:
"Evolving from expert to thought leader empowers women to expand their influence, share their ideas, and lead with their stories for impactful change."
"Information cannot replace the value of perspective. What lessons and experiences can you pull from to impact and form a genuine connection with your audience?"
"Emotion is the catalyst for change. Your audience will trust you to help them achieve greatness when they can feel the possibilities that lie within them."
"The issue with “expertise” is that we are stuck in our heads, hyperfocused on sharing knowledge, instead of trusting in our hearts and bodies to form a true relationship with our audiences."
Connect with Carol
LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/carolcox
Discover your Speaker Archetype quiz - https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/quiz/
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Lauren Sisler is an Emmy-award-winning sports broadcaster who joined ESPN and the SEC Network in 2016 as a sideline reporter for college football and gymnastics. She is a highly sought-after speaker dedicated to helping audiences refuse to be defined by shame, inspiring them to fall in love with their own stories. Sisler and her husband, John Willard, live in Birmingham, Alabama. On July 4, 2023, they welcomed their son, John Mason Willard, into their family.
Memorable Moments
“When we have the courage to be vulnerable, it gives other people the permission to speak up and share their stories as well.”
“I have found freedom in vulnerability. Utilizing my platform to share my experiences has allowed me to connect with others who also have a story to tell, and encourage the impact they are able to have on others.”
“Confidence is the ability to wake up everyday, attack adversity head on and lean into the things that scare you most.”
"You get so filled up when you find your purpose."
Connect with Lauren:
Instagram - @LaurenSisler
Facebook - @LaurenSisler
LinkedIn - @LaurenSisler
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Maria Flynn is the Founder and CEO of Ambiologix, a consulting and training company that helps entrepreneurs advance their innovation, grow their potential, and build their businesses. Maria has worked with founders from over 30 companies, helping them Make Opportunity Happen, which is the title of her book, keynote, and workshops. As CEO of Orbis Biosciences, Maria built a technology company that improved pharmaceutical manufacturing, won awards for its novel innovation, and was acquired by Adare Pharmaceuticals. As Managing Director of Techstars Kansas City, Maria invested in and coached companies across health tech, biotech, fintech, deep tech, and consumer tech.
Memorable Moments
“We see the success stories and believe the stars lined up for them, when really it’s people moving their own stars into place.”
“When you hit a roadblock, recognize what you can learn and know that it is going to be easier the next time around.”
“You need the data to feed the intuition, and you need the intuition to fill in the gaps. Know when to rely on your internal voice and when to trust the external signs.”
Connect with Maria:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariasflynn/
Website: https://makeopportunityhappen.com/
Maria's Book: Make Opportunity Happen: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Align Your Own Stars
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Vrinda Gupta is the CEO & Co-Founder of Sequin, the first debit card and banking in U.S. history designed by and for women and minorities. She is a globally recognized credit expert featured by Forbes, ABC7 News, and Fintech Magazine and has been named one of the top 10 women to watch in Fintech.
Vrinda helped launch the popular Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card at Visa Inc. But, when she applied for the card she helped create, she was rejected.
This inspired Vrinda to act. She quit her job at Visa to found Sequin, to recognize women's financial power and fight against the injustices that opposed it, including credit card debt and the Pink Tax.
Money is power - and this proud first-generation Indian immigrant is on a mission to design a world where women have more of both.
You can sign up for Sequin today completely fee-free at sequincard.com/shebelievedshecould.
Memorable Moments:
“The pink tax is a well-documented phenomenon where women are paying more for everyday products and services 42% of the time, which adds up to thousands of dollars a year, and hundreds of thousands a lifetime.”
“As women and minorities, we are not having conversations that are necessary to be successful in the financial world. We feel at fault and alone in our unknowingness, but most hardships have stemmed from a system that is steeped in the patriarchy.”
When fundraising, it’s important to find mission-driven investors, recognize that you don’t need to know wealthy people to recruit support, and never, ever under-sell yourself.
“It is so important to have accounts in your own name. Whether that’s a bank account or a credit card, it is important to set yourself up for success by knowing the steps.”
Every woman is a walking billion dollar opportunity because we have been continually underserved.
Connect with Vrinda:
WEBSITE: www.sequincard.com/SheBelievedSheCould
INSTAGRAM: @sequin_card
TIKTOK:https://www.tiktok.com/@sequin_card
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Amy Lacey is a serial entrepreneur, best-selling author, keynote speaker and business mentor. In 2016 she founded the award-winning Cali’Flour Foods, bringing the first Cauliflower Pizza Crust to market. In 2023, she launched Soursop Nutrition, a trailblazing supplement brand featuring the superfruit with superpowers, Soursop, and a range of products helping your body fight some of the world's deadliest chronic diseases.
Memorable Moments
“Figure out exactly what you’re passionate about, narrow down who you’re serving, and build a system to promote in order to find your audience.”
“Unresolved trauma is highly likely to manifest itself into illness. When you identify the experiences and feelings that are buried in shame within you - seek resources and treatment to help you work through it.”
“The rejection I faced was the redirection that shifted me toward the success I have today.”
“As an adult, I found my way to serving others by serving myself first. Rory Vaden always says, 'If you want to have an incredible business, serve the person you once were.' ”
“I learned to be the person I wanted to be even though inside I wasn’t yet."
Connect with Amy:
Amy's Instagram: @heyamylacey
Soursop Instagram: @soursopnutrition
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amy.lacey.313
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Today, we’re honored to welcome Chelsey Diaz, co-founder of The Rainmaker Family. Ranked #148 on the Inc 5000 list, a list of the fastest growing privately held companies in America, she’s a champion for empowering entrepreneurial moms. Chelsey combines expertise in motherhood and business ownership, helping families achieve time freedom, abundance in their finances, while ensuring they leave a thriving family legacy. She’s here to discuss her journey of transformation, pioneering a pathway for motherhood 2.0.
Memorable Moments:
"We help moms build their brand and launch profitable products that result in financial freedom."
"We have had over 50,000 students participate in the 7-day Family Freedom Challenge. Our flagship program breaks down the ins and outs of Amazon and introduces the expectations of selling a product."
"To create your dream week, start by recognizing the patterns that lead to productivity and success, then implement plans into your schedule that align with your goals."
Connect with Chelsey:
Chelsey's Instagram: @chels_diaz
Rainmaker Family Instagram: @therainmakerfamily
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Gerry Poirier is the Founder and CEO of AngeLink, the world’s first social crowdfunding platform powered by women. A visionary thought leader and champion of female empowerment and financial equity, Gerry is a diversity change agent with agility born from over two decades of finance and FinTech experience with leadership roles at Credit Suisse, Lazard Freres, and Equity Growth Partners. A catalyst for positive impact with a passion for advancing women in financial equity and inclusion, Gerry founded AngeLink with a vision to bring innovative solutions to social change through life-changing technology. AngeLink is creating a safer, more trusted crowdfunding community powered by women to close the gap on gender-based economic disparity. Member Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women, Mindshare Award recipient most promising CEO of high growth, tech startup, The Female Founders Collective, National Association of Women Business Owners. Founder, AngeLink Community Foundation. BA University of Pennsylvania, Concentration in Marketing from Wharton School of Business.
Memorable Moments:
“70% of everybody using peer to peer crowdfunding are women due to their economic disadvantage. 70% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, and 80% of them are women. It’s shocking.”
“We are flocking toward crowdfunding platforms to help in everyday emergencies because a vast majority of women do not have an emergency savings fund.”
“AngeLink has built a platform that is focused on a community where women can depend on a safe and secure place to connect with their friends and loved ones in times of need...but also, the opportunity to change your life when starting a small business.”
“Women are starting businesses 2x faster than men…unleashing the economic power of women is a $3 Trillion unmet opportunity. There’s a huge gap in the market, and the problem is that women need money to start their business.”
Connect with Gerry:
Instagram: @angelink_official
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Meet Cynthia Barnes: a beacon of resilience, empowerment, and groundbreaking leadership. Rising from the unique challenges of being the only Black family in a Sundown Town, Cynthia has transformed her life's obstacles into powerful lessons of courage and determination. She's not just a trailblazer; she's a ceiling-shatterer, becoming the first Black woman to headline a national sales conference and founding the National Association of Women Sales Professionals. Cynthia's influence resonates far and wide as a 4x Salesforce influencer, a 3x author, and the dynamic voice behind the "Unstoppable, with Cynthia Barnes" podcast. Her advocacy for diversity, inclusion, and the advancement of women in leadership has made her a LinkedIn Top Voice and a pivotal figure in reshaping the professional landscape. Cynthia's story is a testament to the power of resilience and the impact one person can have in transforming their destiny and the industries and communities around them. She embodies the essence of empowerment, inspiring us all to confront challenges with courage, strive for excellence, and lead by example. Join Cynthia in her mission to empower, elevate, and lead the way to a more inclusive and equitable world.
Memorable Moments:
“When we deflect a compliment, it shows the sender how you feel about yourself and diminishes what that person has said. We may think we’re being modest or humble, but it serves no purpose other than to make both parties feel negatively.”
“Traditional gender roles valued submissiveness and modesty. History has shown that women who were too ambitious were viewed as threatening, and unfortunately, they paid the consequences.”
“Ask yourself why you should not show up as your most awesome self. Do you need therapy, do you have a low self esteem? Most of the time we need to do the internal work to find out why the doubt is there.”
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