The AlignWomen Podcast

De is the CEO and Founder of 5D Spectrum, a full-service digital marketing and development agency. De’s company builds and maintains brand and digital experiences by combining business strategy, identity, UX/UI, eCommerce and content.

Episode Sponsor:

Colibri Insurance Services is a boutique health insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for Southern California employers so they can cost-effectively attract and retain quality employees. 

What you will learn from this episode:

• How De developed the 5D process for managing her company’s projects
• Why she started an incubator program for women-led start-up businesses
• Why joining a peer advisory organization has been important for her development as an entrepreneur and a leader

Connect with De Ivett:

Website - 5dspectrum.com
Email - [email protected]
Phone Number - 818-487-2504
LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/de-ivett/
Facebook - www.facebook.com/5dSpectrum/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/5dspectrum/

Pat Griffey is a medicare specialist in South Bend, Indiana, and she is also currently serving as the president of the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU), which represents more than 100,000 licensed health insurance agents, brokers, general agents, consultants and benefit professionals through more than 200 chapters across America.

Episode Sponsor:

Colibri Insurance Services is a boutique health insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for Southern California employers so they can cost-effectively attract and retain quality employees. 

What you will learn from this episode:

▶ How NAHU promotes federal legislation that impacts the insurance industry and its clients

▶ Pat’s participation in the development of Vision 2025 plan, the organization’s strategic plan for the next five years 

▶ How Pat has developed as a leader through her experience in state and national-level positions

▶ Pat’s belief in the importance of events like the upcoming California Association of Health Underwriters’ Women’s Leadership Summit, where she will be a keynote speaker

Resources:

• “How Women Rise” by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith
• Women's Leadership Summit March 25-27 in Las Vegas, NV
• National Association of Health Underwriters 2020 Annual Convention June 27-30 in Chicago, IL 

Connect with Pat Griffey:

Email - [email protected]
Phone - 574-208-6586
Website - https://patgriffey.com/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-griffey-rhu-rebc-a297b94
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/page1benefits/

Emi Kirschner is the CEO of Empress Enterprises. She is a serial entrepreneur and investor, a speaker, a coach, and the host of the Tribe of Leaders Podcast. She helps entrepreneurs focus on working on their businesses instead of in them. She uses her diverse experience in work to guide others in growing their work and being successful. Emi wants to help others have meaningful businesses that serve others and are profitable.

Episode Sponsor:

Colibri Insurance Services is a boutique health insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for Southern California employers so they can cost-effectively attract and retain quality employees. 

What you will learn from this episode:  

• How Emi helps people speed the growth of their businesses through training and coaching
• Why teaching entrepreneurs to lead their businesses leads to success in both their work and in their personal lives
• Why she implemented a 365 Day Challenge on social media to be a daily example for her business community
• How being vulnerable, authentic, and transparent adds to leadership

Resources: 

• Tribe of Leaders Biz School

Connect with Emi Kirschner:

Websites -  www.thetribeofleaders.com and emikirschner.com
Tribe of Leaders Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/tribeofleaders
Tribe of Leaders Podcast - https://www.thetribeofleaders.com/podcast/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EmiKirschnerCoaching/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/emi-kirschner
Instagram - @emikirschner
Email - [email protected]

Susan is the CEO of Combs & Company, a full-service insurance brokerage in New York. In addition to being an insurance broker and consultant, Susan often serves as an expert witness in insurance-related cases and she is a passionate advocate for women in the insurance industry. 

Episode Sponsor:

Colibri Insurance Services is a boutique health insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for Southern California employers so they can cost-effectively attract and retain quality employees. 

What you will learn from this episode: 

• The path that led Susan to consulting with international companies opening offices in the United States
• How she serves as an expert witness in cases related to the Affordable Care Act
• Four reasons why the insurance industry provides great career opportunities for women
• Her weekly article in BenefitsPRO Magazine that highlights “Wonder Women” in the insurance industry

Resources: 

• Women in Insurance and Financial Services (WIFS)
• BenefitsPRO Broker Expo 2020

Connect with Susan Combs:

Phone - 646-736-3737
Email - [email protected]
Website - https://combsandco.com/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-l-combs
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pg/Combs-Company-LLC-266055646764567
Twitter - @InsuranceVixen
Instagram - @combsandcompany

In this episode, Amy interviews Henriette Danel, a strategic business coach who helps service- based business owners attract more clients so that they can monetize their time and grow their businesses. She’s a native of South Africa and based in the United Kingdom.

Episode Sponsor:

Colibri Insurance Services is a boutique health insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for Southern California employers so they can cost-effectively attract and retain quality employees. 

What you will learn from this episode: 

➤ Why strategy should be the foundation of any business plan, and the four types of strategy you need to be successful

➤ Why female entrepreneurs need to confront their limiting beliefs about money

➤ Why comparison to others is self-sabotage

➤ The importance of collaboration, particularly with people in your own industry

Resources:

➤ 30 Resources on How to Get More Clients/Customers - https://mailchi.mp/henriettedanel/30resourceguide

Connect with Henriette Danel: 

Website - https://henriettedanel.com/
The Entrepreneurial Success Podcast - https://henriettedanel.com/podcasts
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/1henriettedanel/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriette-danel-66282319/
Email - [email protected]
Instagram - @henriettedanel

In this episode, Amy Evans interviews Tonyel Thompson of Real HR Hero. Tonyel is a consultant who provides business support services to small- and mid-sized businesses with specialties in human resources and recruiting.

Episode Sponsor:

Colibri Insurance Services is a boutique health insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for Southern California employers so they can cost-effectively attract and retain quality employees. 

What you will learn from this episode: 

➤ Specific areas where most businesses need extra human resources support
➤ Why employers need to consider the entire employee life cycle - from acquisition to post-termination - in order to maintain good employee relations and mitigate risk

➤ Why it’s helpful to use an external resource for exit interviews when an employee terminates

➤ How small business owners can use outsourced human resources services to get the proper policies and procedures in place and avoid future legal issues

Connect with Tonyel Thompson: 

Website - https://realhrhero.com/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/real-hr-hero/
Phone - 818-305-5255

Emma Passe Fox is the Chief Operating Officer of E Powered Benefits. In addition to being a health insurance broker, Emma is also an empowerment coach who founded an organization called Empowered Leadership. Our paths crossed earlier this year through our connections in the health insurance industry, and I am excited to have her on the podcast. 

Episode Sponsor:

Colibri Insurance Services is a boutique health insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for Southern California employers so they can cost-effectively attract and retain quality employees.

What you will learn in this episode:

• The alternative approach Emma brings to the world of employee benefits
• How she has been able to be effective in a male dominated industry 
• Why she founded Empowered Leadership and how it’s different from other networking and leadership groups
• The importance of vulnerability and speaking one’s own idea of truth even when others disagree

Resources:

CAHU - Women's Leadership Summit

Connect with Emma Fox:

Website – www.epoweredbenefits.com
Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmapassefox/
Email – [email protected]

JuliAnn Stitick is the CEO of Recalibrated Living, a company that provides high-performance coaching and motivational presentations for leaders and teams. As a 25-yr entrepreneurial veteran, she clearly understands how to successfully navigate the complexities of high-level living and provides her clients with a fully customizable blend of personal and professional development strategies so they can spend time doing what matters most to them.

Episode Sponsor:

Colibri Insurance Services is a boutique health insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for Southern California employers so they can cost-effectively attract and retain quality employees. 

What you will learn in this episode:

• How to identify your own personal brand, which informs the way you communicate in person and online.
• How to Identify your unique purpose and ensure that all aspects of your personal and professional life are aligned with your values.
• How to care for yourself as well as your business, and the importance of developing powerful habits that will accelerate your success. 
• How to eliminate self-doubt and believe in yourself. 

Books By JuliAnn Stitick (available on her website):

• “Purpose Crisis”
•  “The Total Package: 5 Keys to a Profitable Personal Brand”
• “Step into Your Power”

Connect with JuliAnn Stitick:

Website - www.juliannstitick.com
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/juliannstitick
Instagram - @juliannstitick
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com.juliann.stitick
Email - [email protected]

Ursula Garrett is the Chief Executive Officer of Agenda E Inc. She’s also a passion-driven CPA and two time author with her third book on the way. She is a mentor for entrepreneurs and young people helping them to “build their empires one asset at a time.” Ursula has been running her own CPA practice for 20 years. We met earlier this year through LinkedIn, and I immediately connected with her spirit and her drive to teach entrepreneurship to young people.

Episode Sponsor:

Colibri Insurance Services is a boutique health insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for Southern California employers so they can cost-effectively attract and retain quality employees. 

What you will learn from this episode:

• Why it’s important to get the right people involved in helping you to grow your business so that you can avoid the five-year failure trap
• Some of the assets entrepreneurs possess that they don’t always think about
• Ursula’s program for teenagers and young adults, which provides them with an opportunity to earn money using their cell phones
• Insights into the millennial mindset when it comes to how they spend their money
• The way the market views the difference between an expert and an authority
• Ursula’s key piece of advice for business owners who want to take their business to the next level”

Books by Ursula Garrett

• Plateau to Summit: The Ultimate Guide To Take Your Business To The Top
• The Authorities: Powerful Wisdom From Leaders In The Field
• (Coming Soon) Dead People Can’t Sell Stock

Connect with Ursula Garrett:

Website: https://ursulaisamazing.com/  

Andrea Jenson is the CEO and Founder of The Cash Flow CFO. She has spent the past 12 years helping successful female entrepreneurs take control of their current and future financial positions.

Episode Sponsor:

Colibri Insurance Services is a boutique health insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for Southern California employers so they can cost-effectively attract and retain quality employees. 

What you will learn from this episode:

• How Andrea became a money mindset champion for female entrepreneurs and why she chose that niche
• How she is helping to provide access to financial resources and education that many female entrepreneurs may not have received in their formal education
• How women entrepreneurs can have it all without necessarily having to do it all by outsourcing those areas that fall outside of their “Zone of Genius”
• How understanding your business finances allows you to have a bigger impact in the world, and what it means to be a good steward of money
• The benefits of working with a business mentor

Resources:

• Free course that teaches women business owners how to read their financial statements - email [email protected] to request access
• The Cash Flow Cure Workshop on February 7, 2020 in San Diego, California - email [email protected] for more information

Connect with Andrea Jenson:

Website - www.thecashflowcfo.com

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreamjenson

Email - [email protected]