Success Bully

Question of the day. Are you busy or are you impactful? Season 2 Episode 23 of the Success Bully Podcast once again features the amazing Lydia Frank, VP of Content Strategy at Payscale. We discuss one of my favorite topics -- Goal Setting. Lydia offers insights that made me evaluate my goals for the next quarter. You cannot do it all in the next quarter or the next year. It’s important to “Pick the Right Things that Have the Most Impact.”

Season 2 Episode 22 of the Success Bully Podcast is dedicated to all of my career climbers and corporate dragon slayers. I am especially thrilled to welcome Lydia Frank, VP of Content Strategy at Payscale. There were several moments during this conversation that I wish I had access to a time machine so that I could go back and coach my younger self.  Lydia shares her insights on how to “Craft Your Dream Job,” rather than constantly searching for the perfect role. Additionally, we discuss how authenticity is your best negotiation tool.

Season 2 Episode 21 of the Success Bully Podcast has a retro feel. If you have been following along since the dawn of time, you know that I use to do solo episodes focused on tips.  I am bringing back the most electrifying 8 minutes in podcasting for your enjoyment. We are going into the most challenging part of the year. The Summer Slowdown! It impacts female founders, entrepreneurs and career climbers alike.  I encourage you to use the Summer Slowdown to your advantage! S.Y.S… Save Your Summer. I have 4 quick tips to keep you on track.

On Season 2 Episode 20 of the Success Bully Podcast, we welcome back the incredible Fran Dunaway, CEO of TomboyX. She shares her fundraising key learnings as well as a leadership lesson that will stick with me indefinitely. To foster creativity and diverse thought with our teams, we have to be comfortable with “Just Enough Friction to Make Things Great.” Thoughtfully handling conflict, creates brilliant ideas. 

Episode 19 of Season 2 of the Success Bully Podcast features the spectacular Fran Dunaway, CEO & Founder of TomboyX.  Fran shares with us the TomboyX origin story from a kickstarter to a disruptive underwear juggernaut. She reminds us to embrace those “Rainbow Unicorn Moments” in entrepreneurship and life when the right people and resources magically appear to guide you in achieving your big vision.

Ambika Singh, CEO & Co-founder of Armoire, a woman’s guilt free closet, once again joins us for Season 2 Episode 18 of the Success Bully Podcast. In “Entrepreneurship is Such a Team Sport,” Ambika shares with us the importance of building a team outside of your business to support you on the journey. We also touch on the importance of being present when we are distracted as founders and keeping one day a week to yourself.

Get ready to get in your feels. Ambika Singh, CEO & Co-founder of Armoire, a subscription clothing service so #bossladies can have an endless closet for a fraction of the cost and hassle, joins us for Season 2 Episode 17 of the Success Bully Podcast.  In “The Agony & Ecstasy,” Ambika shares with us the addictive nature of entrepreneurship when it comes to the emotional rollercoaster. She also gives us an insider glimpse into the future of machine learning in the world of fashion. 

To build a influential #powertribe, you have to make it a goal to show up! On Season 2 of Episode 16 of the Success Bully Podcast, we have Diane Najm, CEO and Founder of Photopad for Business on the show. She talks  about what it takes to cultivate community as an entrepreneur, putting an end date to those down moments, the importance of coaching and digging deep to build you own business.

Season 2 Episode 15 of the Success Bully Podcast pays tribute to the “F Word.” Not the one that gets me in trouble, but the other one “Failure.” Diane Najm, CEO and Founder of Photopad for Business, an all inclusive design tool and content marketing platform for businesses to help them easily create multi-channel social media posts with a few simple clicks,  joins me to talk about how she recovered from a perceived failure. A hint, it’s by not internalizing it. You have to listen to your customers and pivoted with both style and grace. She also shares her experiences launching an app during the early Facebook day and the adventures of learning to communicate with developers without a technical background.

Episode 14 of the Success Bully Podcast is the first of its kind.  It’s an “Inception” moment where I am podcasting with the amazing hosts of Microsoft’s WIBT (Women in Tech and Business) podcast Sonia Dara and Colleen O’Brien  and I’m a guest on their podcast this week. Prepare yourself. Colleen boldy shares an amazing productivity hack (one of my personal favorite topics), create “The Follow Up Folder” in your inbox to keep up with your current asks.  We also talk about intra-prenuership, the big vision for the WIBT podcast and coziness.