Today I’m chatting with Alison Begor who is a leadership coach for entrepreneurs with over 18 years experienced in all things HR, coaching and leadership. She puts the human back into human resources, and now helps female leaders hire and get the most out of teams.

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I'm continuing the story of my themes for 2021 and how I'm going with them. In this episode I chat about: what frustrates me about the online marketing and launching industry;  why abandoning who you are in lieu of 'the latest thing' is wrong; and how the inspiration has been missing from my life.

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I’ve sooo been looking forward to chatting with Sophie MacLean. When you go to Sophie’s website immediately you are confronted (in a peaceful way) by a statement, ‘suffering is optional’.  She gets your attention.  She’s very very clear - I love that conviction and clarity - that her mission is to contribute to the creation of a new culture for humankind… self awareness, consciousness. 

An absolutely fascinating and intriguing life…. Born in Algeria, educated in Morocco and France, with a professional career in the USA and UK, Sophie has led an eventful life.  She has been a helicopter pilot, a teacher, a designer, a relief worker, a war refugee, a CEO, and served as a United Nations representative on The Commission on the Status of Women’s Hunger Project. 

And yes, she has been shot at, shipwrecked, and widowed.  

She has lived on a farm, a boat, a penthouse, and in an ashram.  

Now, as a wisdom teacher, Sophie has spent decades leading transformational seminars around the universal existential questions of “Who and what am I?” and “What is my life about?”

You are going to LOVE this chat.

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Today I’m chatting with Brandi Bernoskie – digital strategist and CEO of three companies that help business owners elevate their online presence and enhance the whole digital experience. Brandi can’t be put in a box – with a big academic background fused with theatre, philosophy, physics and even archery. Brandi has since worked with thought leaders such as Brené Brown, Laverne Cox, and many others. 

We chat about:

• The misconceptions of the ‘website’ and the big and small opportunities that we miss out on. 
• Embracing our ‘fifth dimensionality’ online.
• What it’s like working with Brene Brown.
• The challenges of moving from one-woman-band to CEO of multiple companies and the shift’s she’s needed to make.
• The journey of becoming and how our emotions and traumas help shape our work.

Brandi began her career as a blogger, teaching herself the ins and outs of Wordpress before her friends began to notice and asked her for help with their own websites. She began freelancing, and things bigger and bigger until she found herself hiring her first assistant. 

She founded Alchemy+Aim in 2013, naming it for the transformation that takes place when the science and technology of web development meets the human aspect of what those websites were designed for.

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When I started this podcast, 199 episodes ago, I was going to do this daily. But Covid happened to our planet. Then I got sick. And sicker. And sicker. But I didn't have Covid. And so my daily podcast became... well... a little bit embarrassingly LATE!  But you know what... I'm actually EXCITED THAT THIS HAPPENED. Listen to this pivotal episode where I share the big fat wake up call I've had with a big health scare.

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How can your DNA hold you back from earning more?  What are the top money blocks. Why is is soooo hard for those in healing, spiritual or creative fields to break out of being chronic under earners?  In this inspiring episode, Polly and I chat about these crucial topics.

About Polly - Polly Alexandre is the creator of Money Beautifully™, a proven programme to clear money blocks, and uses powerful energy clearing techniques, meditations & transformational coaching to help people write a new story about money. As the founder of Thrive Beautifully™, a comprehensive Business, Money & Energy Mastermind for spiritual entrepreneurs, Polly helps change-makers, visionary creatives and spiritual leaders fulfil their soul’s purpose and use their gifts to change the world.

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Spencer is living a modern day Brady Bunch family life - a combined family, marriage of her dreams, a booming business... but is it all that it looks from the outside?  Listen to this podcast and you'll hear.

Spencer Snakard is an Executive Transformation Coach, Trainer, and Speaker. She works with visionary entrepreneurs & transformational leaders who are on a mission to make major impact, helping them to break through barriers to their next level of success while loving life every step of the way … and without giving up what matters most to them.

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Is someone born an entrepreneur or can they become one? Which ideas will work and which should be kept a hobby? And why do so many high-performing women struggle when jumping from corporate success to entrepreneurism.

This episode is a chat about all these questions and more - with business coach Sandra Francisco

Sandra is co-founder of Human Potential International. She spent 15 years as a marketing and product development expert for two of Canada's fortune 10 companies, managing hundred million-dollar projects when a change of fate and personal crisis forced her to reconsider the path she was on. Now, Sandra helps business owners and entrepreneurs in the interplay between personal growth and business growth.

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Tasha got my attention from the start…. I asked her if she had any awards… and she sent me a fun certificate ‘Employee of the Month’ from her Cat. It's her company!
Her humour won me over immediately - she's fun and yet she's serious about sales... selling in a non-salesy way, that is.  Please enjoy this episode.

FYI
Tasha Smith, Founder of Emerge Sales Training, is a business coach, speaker, and author. With over 19 years of experience in sales and leadership, she has dedicated her life to helping others.

Her powerful vision is that every person who needs to be able to sell to provide for their family will have access to high quality training that brings them the results they have been praying for.  She is the author of the book "Customer First: Create more Impact and Income With Your Network Marketing Business (Without Being High-Pressure or “Salesy”)".

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Consciousness, abundance, being authentic... those words are tossed around A LOT - but what do they actually mean beyond just being spiritually sensitive words?  On this episode I'm chatting with Andrea Freeman, who's business is all about this!

Andrea believes that transforming your life is the access to transforming your business. As a mindful business coach and peak performance planner she works with creative entrepreneurs to support them in their evolution. She operates from the critical truth personal evolution can fuel business revolution. Meaning the higher the consciousness the greater the impact. It’s her personal joy to work with clients to help them align with who they are at their core - with their unique personal gifts and unstoppable power.

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