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June 09, 2016 Lori Price: Guiding Women to Affluence Through a Key Secret to Financial Success
In today’s interview, Lori Price, long-time financial advisor and CEO of Price Financial Group, talks about the challenges people face while planning out their finances for the long-term. She touches on the kinds of decisions that tend to sabotage people’s futures, and some tips anyone should consider to prevent long-term money troubles.
She also tells stories about how she helped her clients remain financially sound for a long time, despite living longer than they themselves have anticipated. Lori gives insight as well on her all-woman firm, and how she has thrived despite starting out with a smaller talent pool.
In addition, she relates her affiliation with organizations that work to help educate young girls and women in the financial world, such as Rock The Street, Wall Street and Second Saturday, and her own initiatives to help raise awareness on charitable giving.
It may be difficult sometimes to make tough financial decisions. However, Lori will help you realize the necessity of making those hard choices, and will ultimately give you a perspective on how to make your dream lifestyle happen.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• The importance of knowing and getting a handle of your spending habits.
• Why you need a nest egg that will last you a very long time, even when you are past retirement.
• In what ways charitable giving may be better than taking some appreciated stock.
• One of the most surprising yet expensive costs retirees pay for and don’t normally plan for.
Tweetables:
• The first thing that your financial planner needs to know about you isn’t your assets; it’s your spending.
• It’s the same whether you’re going to stay married or get divorced. You have to have a cushion, and you have to make those hard decisions.
Big Takeaways:
• One of the first important steps in financial planning is taking a good look into your spending habits. Once you get a handle on your spending, it will be easier to plan for your financial future.
• Controlling your spending through the years will help make you better off on the long run. Sometimes, it will be necessary to make tough-love financial decisions.
• As people are living longer nowadays, it is a good idea to prepare for a long life. This includes looking into future inflation and future health care expenses.
Related Links & References:
• Lori’s Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/lorirpricecfp
• Price Financial Group: www.pricefinancialgroup.com
• Price Financial Group on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Price-Financial-Group-LLC/161391127222430
• Rock The Street, Wall Street: www.rockthestreetwallstreet.com
• Second Saturday: www.secondsaturday.com

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25 min
June 03, 2016 Meridith Elliott Powell: Secrets for Getting Others To Create Opportunities for You
In today’s interview, hear from Meridith Elliott Powell, a business strategist, keynote speaker, and award-winning author who was voted one of the Top 15 Business Growth Experts to watch.
Listen as she talks about how she worked her way up from an entry-level position to becoming a notable C-Suite executive whose career expands over several industries. She also explains how she rose up the ranks not through drive alone, but through connections and strategic sacrifices.
Meridith also speaks of the most important leadership skill she ever learned, and how it helped her career really take off. She then touches on working with Millennials and gender diversity, and how her new book “Own It: Redefining Responsibility” provides solutions in engaging people of different backgrounds.
By being ready to invest in others and open to growth, Meridith shows how to put yourself in a position to be wildly successful while remaining motivated for the right cause.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• How to climb up the ladder in the corporate world.
• The importance of connecting with other people the right way.
• What female executives can do to set themselves apart in a male-dominated industry.
• How leaders and employees can cultivate a culture of true employee engagement.
Tweetables:
• My career just kept growing because of who I connected with, inside and outside of any organization I have ever worked for.
• At the end of the day, the only way to get whatever it is that you want in life is to ask for it.
• If you can define your vision, point everybody at that vision, and get them to buy into that vision, you will watch your employees become engaged.
• As women, we need to take responsibility for things that we want and walk through that.
Big Takeaways:
• Going up the corporate ladder is not just about drive. It is also about making good connections with people who may just give you opportunities to grow.
• You just cannot assume that people already know how to help you. If you really want something, whether in career or in daily life, you have to ask for it.
• With today’s economic shifts, leaders have to keep their employees engaged to keep productivity up. Good leaders do this by making people buy into their own clear vision.
Related Links & References:
• Meridith’s Twitter handle: twitter.com/meridithpowell
• Meridith’s Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/meridithelliottpowell
• Meridith’s official website: meridithelliottpowell.com/
• Own It: Redefining Responsibility by Meridith Elliott Powell: ownitthebook.com/

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25 min
May 12, 2016 Candace Bahr: Changing the financial success of women
Going through divorce can be one of the most difficult and expensive things anyone can go through. In this episode, Candace Bahr, talks about the resources available through the non-profit that she co-founded: Women’s Institute for Financial Education (Wife.org).
Wife.org has helped thousands of divorcees across the country with Second Saturday, a program that has provided assistance to many men and women in dealing with the legal, financial, and psychological aspects of divorce.
Candace also touches on her own beginnings as a financial advisor, as well as some insights about working with her husband as a partner in business. She opens up about her philosophy behind her practice in financial planning, as well as some tips to help couples and families straighten out their money situations.
Life-altering events such as divorce may be difficult to go through, but having contingency plans, even on the financial side, can help anyone go through any challenges with a clear head. Learn from Candace as she discusses her experiences and thoughts on helping divorcees find peace after divorce.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• What kind of help divorcees can expect from Wife.org, through their volunteers, in their Second Saturday program.
• The importance of knowledge, especially in household financial affairs.
• How to work with your husband as a partner in business.
Tweetables:
• Divorce is something you would want to go through when you’re absolutely clearheaded, when you know all the issues you need to face.
• For most of the things we do, we decide to take a path and continue to take the small steps day after day to get to where we want to go.
• A man is not a financial plan.
Big Takeaways:
• Divorce can be a struggle for a lot of people in all kinds of aspects: emotionally, psychologically, and physically. There are a number of programs by certain organizations, such as the Second Saturday program by Wife.org, that can help them go through such tough times.
• Financial planning is not just about managing money, but also looking into your own life and educating yourself about your finances.
• Everyone should be involved in a family’s financial affairs, even if it means setting aside time at least once a year to talk about money matters.
Related Links & References:
• Candace’s Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/candacebahr
• Women’s Institute for Financial Education: www.wife.org
• Second Saturday: www.secondsaturday.com
• Bahr Group: www.bahrgroup.com
• It’s More Than Money — It’s Your Life!: The New Money Club for Women by Candace Bahr and Ginita Wall: www.moneyclubs.com/store-moneyclub-promo.htm
• The Money Club: www.moneyclubs.com

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28 min
May 05, 2016 Sheila Anderson: What is Your Powerful Image? Simple Tips for Improving Your Authentic Brand
Learn how you can remain authentic while still presenting yourself in the best possible way in this interview with Sheila Anderson, a certified corporate image consultant with over 20 years’ experience in the corporate world.
Listen as Sheila talks about the importance of personal branding, especially in today’s modern society. She relates, in particular, the need to be true to who you are in order to be more memorable. She also discusses the importance of the impression you make in 7 seconds and about the first 12 words you use with a person. She touches on color psychology and gives some tips about effective body language use as well.
As some people do not realize the significance of how they look like or how they present themselves, Sheila speaks about how to enhance your image while remaining true to the real you.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
• What NOT to wear when delivering bad news.
• How to use color psychology and body language to deliver your message effectively.
• The importance of being authentic when coming up with your own personal image.
• A few tips on how to enhance your impact in big ways.
Tweetables:
• Why makeup and hairstyle do matter – and more is not always better!
• If you tie in who you are in everything that you do, then it becomes more you. It becomes more memorable.
• There’s a lot that goes into what you can wear on the outside that can help project the message that you want to send.
• I want you to know the rules, but we can break them to make them more you.
• I don’t want to change anybody into something they’re not. I just want to enhance them.
Big Takeaways:
• While a lot of people may think that how they present themselves is of little consequence, everyone must realize that many people make snap judgments about others in 7 seconds.
• How you present yourself helps define your attitude. If you feel confident about the clothes you wear and the image you project, you will exude that confidence as well.
• Personal branding is not about choosing the most expensive brands. It is about molding all aspects of your personality into your image, and it has to be authentic.
• Body language plays a big role in how people perceive you. Use it to your advantage.
Related Links & References:
• Image Power Play’s official website: http://www.imagepowerplay.com/
• Sheila’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilamooreanderson
• The Power of 7 Seconds: http://www.imagepowerplay.com/your-image/power-of-7-seconds/
• Blink by Malcolm Gladwell: http://gladwell.com/blink/

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23 min
April 28, 2016 Lih Fang Chew: Breaking Multiple Barriers With Discipline And Confidence
In this interview, hear from Lih Fang Chew, Global Vice President of Marketing at Quadion, as she talks about her experiences in breaking the glass ceiling and moving through different fields to experience numerous successes and achievements.
Listen as she talks about her growth and development when she shifted careers, from graduating as an electrical engineer, to becoming a marketing expert for a well-established industrial company.
Lih Fang also relates her own thoughts and encounters regarding gender and cultural stereotypes. She mentions as well some lessons she’s learned over the years on how to handle different kinds of people, despite many challenges.
Through perseverance and discipline, Lih Fang shows that anyone can achieve success, as long as they take the risk and not take no for an answer.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• The importance of being flexible and disciplined, no matter what field you enter.
• How to persevere against people’s stereotypes and perceptions.
• Why you don’t need to use an English name to succeed in an international market.
Tweetables:
• My advice is to evaluate your options, see what you like, take a leap of faith, and take the risk. You’ll never know what you truly excel in if you don’t try.
• I don’t take no for an answer. Just because I am a woman doesn’t mean that I can’t do things that I want to do.
• Do not put yourself down and do not listen to people when they tell you no because of your gender or that you can’t do something.
• An achievement for me is being able to do what I strongly believe in and change the mindset of people, the perception they have of me as a woman and as an Asian.
Big Takeaways:
• It is not impossible to make radical shifts between careers. Just remember to carefully evaluate your options, make your choices with confidence, and persevere against any challenges.
• There may be people who will stereotype you because of your gender, race, etc. However, if you strongly believe in what you are doing, people will respect that and may even change their perspective towards you.
• It may be difficult to get a mentor nowadays, but networking can be helpful in your overall development.
Related Links & References:
• Lih Fang Chew’s Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/lih-fang-c-4050782
• Lih Fang Chew’s Twitter handle: twitter.com/nmni

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29 min
April 28, 2016 Marie Rand: Changing The Course of Living & Giving in Non-Profits and Broadway
In this episode, Marie Rand, co-founder and managing director of phaware global association and manager of a Broadway production company, talks about the steps she has been taking to bring global awareness to pulmonary hypertension (PH), a complex lung disease which currently has no cure.
She relates her own fight for her daughter’s life against the disease, and how she has been helping the PH community by bringing her expertise into the nonprofit field. She also discusses the actions she has done to bring large-scale global awareness to the disease, such as by spearheading major research efforts and leveraging trends in social media.
Through her experiences, she shows the importance of networking, marketing, and using new perspectives in order to bring a lot of attention to a dangerous disease that is affecting millions worldwide.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• How modern perspectives helped expand the reach of a traditional nonprofit organization.
• That marketing is helpful to all organizations, whether for profit or nonprofit.
• The dangers of pulmonary hypertension and how to raise awareness on the disease.
Tweetables:
• If we can lengthen someone’s life, if we can make someone feel better on a daily basis, if we can give them knowledge, that’s powerful ROI.
• We’re going to change the course of research. And that will change the way we diagnose people.
Big Takeaways:
• Nonprofits can benefit greatly from concepts and marketing techniques currently used by for profit organizations. Even nonprofits can use business models that make good business sense.
• Large-scale global awareness starts with networking within your current social circles and expanding your reach through constant marketing efforts.
• It can be necessary even for a nonprofit organization to do game-changing things in fields like research and marketing to bring about awareness and help more people everyday.
Related Links & References:
• PH Aware’s official website: http://www.phaware.global/
• PH Aware 365: http://www.phaware365.org/
• Breathless on Broadway: http://breathlessonbroadway.com/

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29 min
April 21, 2016 Mindy Mackenzie: C-Suite “Velvet Hammer” Who Continues to Surprise in Her Career
Surviving – and succeeding – in corporate America while adapting to the different business cultures of Walmart, Campbell’s and Jim Beam. That’s what our guest, the “Velvet Hammer”, Mindy Mackenzie has done. She’s a speaker, author, CEO consultant and lecturer.
In this episode, Mindy shares the success she had when her executive team delivered a 106% return to Beam, Inc. in a span of 4 years.
Then, Mindy talks about her decision to take a step back from the corporate world to pursue other activities. You’ll hear about the decision-making that went into her declining an amazing offer that would have potentially made her the first woman CEO in the spirits industry.
Lastly, she gives advice on how to choose the right mentor for you and how to turn a low-caliber team into an elite group of A-players.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
• How to execute your ideas better.
• How to choose your mentors.
• The strategies on how to develop a top caliber team.
Big Takeaways:
• Strategy is never the thing. People can come up with beautiful strategies but at the end of the day, it’s the execution that matters. And the key to great execution is your relationship with people; because you get things done through people.
• Finding the right mentor starts with setting-up your boundaries and having a concrete expectation of what you want to get out of the relationship.
Related Links & References:
• Mindy Mackenzie official website: www.mindymackenzie.com
• The Courage Solution: www.mindymackenzie.com/books/
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
• Mindy’s email address: [email protected]
• Mindy’s Twitter handle: www.twitter.com/mindy_mackenzie
• Mindy’s Facebook profile: www.facebook.com/mindy.mackenzie

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35 min
April 13, 2016 Cynthia Hardy Young: From a Public Housing Project To Global Business Success
In today’s podcast, Maribeth interviews Cynthia Hardy Young, former C-Suite executive, and now founder and CEO of Pivot Global Partners, a global consulting firm that has helped to raise company performance in many organizations. After her start growing up in a public housing project to global business success, Cynthia truly inspires.
Learn about the importance of customer connection in making tailor-fit solutions for companies in different fields, and the value of diversity in innovation and success in business.
Hear her speak about the struggles and triumphs as she established her own company after years of experience in the corporate sector. She also discusses her own opinions on diversity, and how she believes that creating opportunities for all kinds of people helps ensure that a company get its fair share from an existing market. Listen as she discusses her thoughts on why diversity is a compelling and necessary factor for any organization today.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• How to establish a successful international business catering to a niche market.
• Why setting a culture and environment with high standards and professionalism is important for any organization.
• The importance of having a fundamental understanding of clients in order to find the right kinds of solutions to the challenges they face.
• What diversity can offer in terms of getting a company’s fair share of a certain market.
Tweetables:
• We work to understand the wants and needs of the customers, then unleash the creativity of their employees, tapping them to come up with solutions.
• We have a very high standard that we have to attain and maintain in the marketplace, and that means we’re doing business for today and for the long-term.
• You have to hold the people in your organization accountable for ensuring that it’s not just activity around diversity, it’s about the outcome.
• It goes back to people and talent. In the diversity space, it’s a platform in which you build to get to even larger excellence within your business.
Big Takeaways:
• It can be challenging to start a new venture, so it is good to first give it a lot of thought and look at the markets carefully to see if there’s a niche opportunity available. It is also important to begin with a foundation of excellence and professionalism that will help the organization thrive in the long-term.
• Helping clients does not always mean pursuing the paths, products, and services that they believe will help their company. It is about really understanding your customer’s organization and having a fundamental understanding of things like what your customers want in the market and what trends are happening at that particular time.
• Understanding and applying diversity in organizations is not necessarily about social good. It is also about bringing in the best people to your organization and making sure that innovation is happening with all these people.
Related Links & References:
• Cynthia’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiahardyyoung
• Pivot Global’s official website: http://www.pivotglobal.com/leader

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35 min
April 07, 2016 Ruth Ross: Diagnosing Work Disengagement and Solutions for Reigniting the Spark
With 30 years experience as a human resources executive for top Fortune 500 companies, Ruth Ross has used her knowledge to finetune her theory on engagement in the workplace. In this podcast, she will talk about how engagement is key in raising productivity, and some tips for both manager and employee to improve engagement.
Ruth relates here the disengagement she herself experienced while working as a top executive, and how she used this realization as the foundation to build her now successful consulting firm.
She shares her proven “Alive” program, which is a 5-step program that has been proven to increase employee and manager engagement with little to no cost.
To top it off, she talks about her acclaimed book “Coming Alive: The Journey To Reengage Your Life And Career”, where she talks in-depth of good engagement practices that can be used in the workplace and everyday life.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• How the engagement crisis is costing businesses in the United States billions of dollars a year.
• How to recognize the signs of disengagement.
• No-cost steps to reengage employees and managers.
Tweetables:
• Each of us individually needs to be our own CEO. We need to be our own Chief Engagement Officer.
• I wanted people to understand that you cannot compartmentalize your life. That what happens at work affects you at home, and vice versa.
Big Takeaways:
• Disengagement in the workplace is becoming a widespread problem in the United States and around the world. Unless managers and corporations take active steps to solve it, it will continue to affect productivity and profits every year.
• Disengagement is something most people experience in their life. The first step to solving this crisis is by owning that feeling. After that, realizing your passions and dealbreakers will help you move forward in your career.
• The major solution to disengagement is by getting back to the basics of connecting, especially between manager and employee. Managers have a really important role in improving their employees’ engagement, but they cannot actively engage others without helping themselves first.
Related Links & References:
• Ruth Ross’s official website: http://www.ruthkross.com/
• Coming Alive: The Journey to Reengage Your Life and Career: http://www.ruthkross.com/the-book/
• Ruth’s Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ruthkross
• Ruth’s Facebook page: https://web.facebook.com/RuthKRossEngagementThoughtLeader
• Gallup’s Q12 survey results on employee engagement: http://www.gallup.com/services/169328/q12-employee-engagement.aspx

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27 min
April 07, 2016 Lisa Lamarche: The Importance of Health, Wealth, and Calm in the Face of Adversity
In today’s podcast, Lisa Lamarche, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and co-founder of Milestone Wealth Advisors, talks about the importance of being financially and physically fit in order to enjoy health and wealth in the long-term.
She touches on her own personal struggles and triumphs that propelled her from being an accountant at a large firm to becoming the co-owner of a company that offers clients superior, comprehensive wealth management.
Lisa then talks about how she believes that physical fitness meshes well with her own principles in financial fitness. She also gives some resources that she herself subscribes to in order to be continually inspired, and explains how she helped her clients emerge from the 2008 financial crisis.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• The importance of hard work and dedication amidst constant challenges.
• That physical fitness is a key aspect in any financial plan for the future.
• How to get through a financial collapse and adversity.
Tweetables:
• I had a lot of challenges, but I never once looked back and said it wasn’t worth it.
• It hit me: How do we keep our bodies healthy enough that we enjoy the money that we’re making all these sacrifices to accumulate?
• It’s about all of us being the best version of ourselves and helping each other get there.
• It’s about keeping a level of calm among your clients and really just reaching out when everyone else is putting their head in the sand.
Big Takeaways:
• It can be challenging to start something new, like a new company, but you just have to keep your head down and keep going. People will be there to give you guidance and opportunities, and it will be worth it.
• Health and wealth are very important to achieve life balance. You also don’t want to outlive your money, so capital preservation and retirement planning are very important.
• Most successful people can be too busy to focus on their financial plans for the future, so it is helpful to have financial advisors who can give assistance in that direction.
• When your clients are facing adversity, the best way to help your clients is to walk them through those times in a calm, mannerly way.
Related Links & References:
• Milestone Wealth Advisors official website: http://milestonewealthadv.com/
• Lisa’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisalamarche
• The Tim Ferriss Show podcast: http://fourhourworkweek.com/podcast/
• Ben Greenfield Fitness podcast: http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/podcasts/
• Bulletproof Radio podcast: https://www.bulletproofexec.com/category/podcasts/

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21 min

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The Female Insight Zone is a 30-minute podcast sharing insights from women who have made an indelible mark in business and the path they took to soar. In each episode, host Maribeth Kuzmeski…