Tanya Zion is a lawyer, strategist, and the creator of Benchmarked

Coaching. She is a regular speaker and has led programs for numerous

Fortune 500 companies and legal organizations. Her training and

coaching have been utilized by 100s of professionals to improve their

selling and communications skills.

Today Tanya is talking about the science of gratitude specifically how it relates to neuroscience. How intentional gratitude leads to personal improvement and how to incorporate gratitude into corporate culture

As women pursuing meaningful careers, most of us are incredibly motivated to do great work. But, as much as we try not to admit it, we’re also human. Sometimes we take on too much and need help. And lately, we have been overwhelmed with emotion as national events unfold. What pitfalls could we avoid if we just admitted when we’re not on our A-game? Why is it so hard to just be….vulnerable?

On this episode of Torch Talk, Well Done Marketing president Lisa Sirkin Vielee will share her own vulnerability journey, and how vulnerability can unlock opportunities for connection and more fulfilling work.

After 10 years of trial and error, missteps and failures, and "learn as you go" lessons, Marla Holdread is now an Executive Coach, Career Strategist, and Founder of Shift Leadership.  Her passion is helping others stuck and unfulfilled professionals to make a positive shift in their own careers. 

She will discuss ways to Know Yourself First; Define What Success Looks Like for YOU; Define and Utilize Your Professional Brand; Build Your Professional Network; and Schedule Time to Stop, Reflect, Analyze, and Adjust.

Listen to Caroline as she energizes us by chatting about how leadership is a set of behaviors. She further discusses commitment to grooming & developing others; authenticity, vulnerability, fail forward/growth mindset, letting ego go, and active listening.

Titles do not make leaders and it’s really our everyday actions that define our ability to lead and inspire. Listen to Melahni chat about what are some key characteristics?

Arvetta Jideonwo chats about Keys to Success from her perspective as an African-American Women in Executive Leadership in the world of Non-Profit

Justine Gonzalez is the founder of EducatorAide, her consulting firm partners with organizations to help create culturally connected and inclusive work environments. Kara Gonzalez Howard is a veteran nurse and educator/professional development coordinator for a large health system in northern Indiana. 

Justine and Kara discuss creating authentic connections starts with being in tune and connected with ourselves. Find out why is it so important that we prioritize recognizing our needs and nourishing ourselves?

Listen as they discuss how we can effectively assess the health of our relationships, especially during this time.

How we can nourish our personal and professional relationships effectively, along with how we can reciprocally communicate our needs and understand the needs of others?

For an entrepreneur, (whose business was primarily centered around speaking, training, and interacting directly with people), the Pandemic could have been devastating Denola's business.  She found herself “stuck”, unmotivated, not sure what to do when the Pandemic hit and for several weeks were very unproductive. But, one day she picked herself up, dusted herself off and decided she needed to re-invent herself and her business in order to “pause”, “pivot” and “prepare” for a new reality. Listen in, to find out what intentional steps she took on to lead to the path of a new reality.

Inspirational coach, Katara McCarty joins us to talk about different ways to cultivate our unique power, practice mindfulness, and ressurect our truest selves!

Communications expert, Lisa Mitchell joins us to discuss ways to enhance our communication skills and decode body language to strengthen our relationships.