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92. The Power of Storytelling (with Merri Beckfield)
Merri is a technophile by day, and a professor by night. The fusion of her dual careers gives her a unique blend of real-world technology experience and a strong foundation in academia. She has spent years honing her expertise in business intelligence and data management working for the majority of her career in the consumer goods industry for Fortune 500 companies. She is currently teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses at DePaul University. She is a firm believer that knowledge is power and is committed to empowering the next generation of tech leaders with the skills they need to excel.
In this episode:
Information on Merri:
Merri Beckfield on LinkedIn: (in/merri-beckfield)
This is the Ted Talk that Merri mentions in the episode: Jack Levis: The hardest step in innovation? Looking foolish in front of the crowd
The Book that Merri Recommends:
Its How We Play the Game by Ed Stack
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
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This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately. Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
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Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast!
91. Building Your Visibility Through Relationships
Today’s show is about taking the opportunity to build relationships with peers, influencers, your management, and other people in your life. It is a chance to show your value to others which helps you to be recommended for new roles or thought of for opportunities. In these conversations, it is about finding ways to add value to the other person. Make it a win-win. Listen for a way that you can help them. You can offer to help them in various ways that are easy to do. Focus on just being in the moment, and enjoy spending time with people. Go into conversations with curiosity, and be open to being authentic and genuine. That is what helps you build the relationships that people remember so that you stand out from the crowd.
In this episode:
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately. Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast!
90. Should Leaders Be Liked or Respected?
Today’s show is about being respected vs being liked. For so many leaders, myself included at one point, I thought being liked was more important than anything, especially once I was leading a team. I see so many leaders that I coach who struggle with what they know they need to do, because there is a risk that they will rock the boat. They are afraid it will upset some people if they make a tough decision or choose a path that is difficult even if it is the right thing to do. They second guess themselves even if they believe in the hard decision because of how it may impact the way people feel about them. They focus on external validation for everything instead of trusting themselves. All they can think about is what if everyone is upset? What if I make a mistake with this decision? What if I fail? What is more important for a leader to be….liked or respected?
In this episode:
Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately. Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast!
89. Leadership Assessment
Today’s episode is about assessing yourself and your team if you have one.
When was the last time that you took the opportunity to have a leadership assessment done for you and/or your team? When I start working with new client leaders, I like to give them an assessment to help them understand how they are showing up as leaders, what their motivations and preferences are, look at their strengths and what may be getting in the way of their success. It also helps me understand them since we are just getting started in a coaching partnership. If they have done a recent assessment through their company, we will use that as a starting point.
In this episode:
Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:
If you would like to learn more about a Hogan assessment, here is the link to their website: https://www.hoganassessments.com/
Please reach out to me to discuss having an assessment done for you and/or your team members. It is a great way to understand each other’s strengths and build a stronger high performing team!
Here is the link to set up a quick call with me: https://susanmbarber.com/schedule-an-appointment/
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately. Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast!
88. Writing a Book Can Change Your Life
As this episode is being recorded, it is The Visibility Factor’s 2nd book birthday! The book was published on November 2, 2021! I wanted to share with you all what the journey looked like for me at the beginning up until now. Many unexpected things have occurred, and it all started with a dream to help others avoid the struggles that I went through many years ago. Do you have a dream for yourself that you would like to create? It may not be writing a book, but whatever it is, I hope you will pursue it!
In this episode:
Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:
Link to order The Visibility Factor if you would like to purchase a copy. If you have already read the book, thank you so much! 😊 Please leave a review so others can hear what you experienced by reading the book!
https://www.amazon.com/Visibility-Factor-Through-Become-Authentic/dp/1737610442/
To learn more about AJ Harper and her Top 3 Book Workshop. Please let her know you heard about her program on The Visibility Factor Podcast!
https://ajharper.com/top-three-book-workshop/
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately. Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast!
87. Visibility Can Be Fun
There is a myth that exists that I used to believe for a long time, and I have heard others share with me as well. Visibility is extra work…it’s hard to do…I don’t have time for it.
All those thoughts will be true if that is what you believe. However, what if you looked at visibility in a different way? What if you thought about gaining visibility as something that is easy to do…that it doesn’t add extra time and that it could actually be fun and playful?
Fun can have a positive impact on your personal brand authenticity. When you inject fun and creativity into your personal brand, you are showcasing your personality and values in a unique way. This can help you establish a more authentic and genuine image that people can trust and rely on. Fun can also help you connect with your team, peers and management on a deeper level, which can help you build stronger relationships with them.
I invite you to stay open to this new possibility and way of thinking as you listen to today’s episode!
In this episode:
Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately. Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast!
86. Overcoming Self-Sabotage
Today we are going to talk about self-sabotage. Self-sabotage is a common phenomenon that affects many individuals in various aspects of their lives. It is a pattern of behavior where individuals unknowingly undermine their own success or well-being.
Believe me, I know that being visible can challenge you to step out of your comfort zone. Even when you know that you should be more visible, there is still the worry of making a mistake or failing that holds you back. Fear is so powerful and can take over if you let it. You prevent yourself from taking the actions that you need to do because of that fear, which is also known as self-sabotage.
What if you saw self-sabotage as something that is trying to help you instead of holding you back? How would that impact what you do next?
In this episode:
Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately. Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast!
85. Authentic Leaders (with Christopher R. Jones)
Christopher R. Jones, the founder of Authentic Leader, has over 30 years of leadership development and consultancy expertise across Fortune 500 companies in technology, associations, and HR sectors. Christopher's passion lies in transforming new managers into authentic leaders of high-performing teams. As an established speaker, coach, and workshop facilitator. He equips new managers with practical tools, systems, and frameworks, transforming them from managers to leaders. He has worked with clients throughout the East Coast, where he empowers management teams to foster high performance cultures. Christopher also offers the quarterly public program "New Leader Lab" for new managers, and he provides coaching and consultation services for leaders of management teams in their transition into a "Leader as Coach" approach. He is the host of “The Authentic Leader Show” podcast. where he goes deep into the journey of leadership and personal effectiveness. Christopher joins us today from Richmond, Virginia, where he resides with his wife of 32 years, and together, they have raised three grown children.
In this episode:
Information on Christopher:
ChristopherRJones.com
Christopher R. Jones on LinkedIn: (in/iamchristopherjones)
The Books that Christopher Recommends:
Be Your Future Self Now by Dr Benjamin Hardy
Profit First by Mike Michalowicz
Tiny Habits by B.J. Fogg
Exactly What to Say by Phil M. Jones
The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately. Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast!
84. A Quality Brand Attracts Quality Clients (with Kim Brundage)
Kim Brundage is a traveling premier personal branding and executive portrait photographer who helps entrepreneurs, coaches, speakers, influencers, CEOs, and executives get branded photos that truly represent WHO they are, so they can show up authentically no matter where they share their photos. Kim is proud of her more than 140 5-star Google reviews from clients who have finally gotten branded photos they love sharing (after years of hating their headshots), increased their social media presence, and increased their revenue specifically because their branded photos genuinely represent them and their brand, which attracts their ideal clients again and again. From 2019 - 2023, Kim won three prestigious awards for her photography, including “Best Photographer in Richmond, VA.”
In this episode:
Information on Kim:
KimBrundage.com
Kim Brundage on LinkedIn: (in/kimbrundage)
Kim Brundage on Facebook: (@kimbrundagephotography)
The Book that Kim Recommends:
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately. Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast!
83. Creating Visibility Through Writing (with Melissa Newton)
Melissa Newton is an author of 18 books. As a writer, editor, and publisher, she helps single authors and co-author teams to turn ideas into amazing books. She enjoys copyediting projects for experts who submit articles to trade/consumer magazines. Melissa is also a nature photographer, pianist, singer, and storyteller, performing programs in senior living communities and libraries to educate and bring joy to her audiences.
In this episode:
Information on Melissa:
MelissaNewton.com
Melissa Newton on LinkedIn: (in/melissanewtonpublisher)
The Book that Melissa Recommends:
Just Who Will You Be by Maria Shriver
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately. Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast!
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