TrailBlazers Impact

Do you want to regain strength and start living your best life as you age? Alicia Jones shares with us how she helps women over 50 regain their energy and zeal for life with her health and fitness program specifically designed for this group.  Alicia Jones is a highly recognized health and fitness expert with over 15 years of experience transforming the health and lives of women over 50 through fitness and weight loss strategies. Her 12-week signature program Over Fifty Fit & Fabulous has helped countless women achieve a wide range of goals.

Listen in to learn the importance of developing a healthy lifestyle to get your strength and health back at any age. You will also learn the importance of having a passion and starting a business to execute that passion no matter your age.

Key Takeaways:

• How getting into fitness after 50 allows you to get strong and live your best healthy life
• How making healthy choices can positively impact the way you age
• Don’t be afraid to go for it and start a new business as a woman over 60

Do you have an estate plan and a contingency plan in place? Mary Beth Simon is a contingency plan guide who will help us understand the benefits of having both an estate and a contingency plan in place before any life storm.  

Mary Beth Simón is a speaker, contingency plan guide, strategic planner, and the founder of NPC. She helps entrepreneurs and professionals create contingency plans and strategies at the best time - when life is good.

She explains the importance of every adult having some version of an estate plan and a contingency plan in place. Listen in to learn the most important steps to focus on when getting started with contingency planning.

Key Takeaways:

• How to identify your second in command – someone you trust to give your power of attorney
• How to create an online or physical password management system
• Have a current estate plan in place and be intentional in updating the documents
• Get to work with a cheerleader to help you see the value you bring as a woman over 60
• Be patient, open, and flexible to start noticing traction in your business as a new entrepreneur

When is the last time you asked yourself, “What is my reputationality?” Your answer might well be, “Never, because I’ve never heard of that word!” But for successful women leaders, it’s an important concept to understand and build upon throughout their careers.

Reputationality is the combination of your reputation and your personality. It’s how your professional strengths and credentials meet your personality attributes to give you a unique stamp in the world. If you’re an aspiring leader, it’s important to get known for something. And you can shape that story before anyone else does it for you.

Key Takeaways:

• How to be the CEO of your career by having a vision, strategies, and people to support you
• Spend time building your reputationality – your unique credentials and who you are
• How to intentionally reinvent yourself by building your reputation and personality
• How to be bold about finding people you admire and learn from them
• Figure out who you are and do it on purpose as you transition into retirement

Colin Gray is the founder of The Podcast Host & Alitu.com, speaker, podcaster, SAAS founder, and teacher. Alitu is an automated podcast recording & editing tool, while The Podcast Host is one of the longest-running and most authoritative podcasting blogs on the web.

Listen in to learn the power of podcasting in connecting with the audience compared to other media, plus how to utilize it. You will also learn why easing into business and doing different things might be the best way to start and build a successful business.

Key Takeaways:

• How to use content to figure out what your audience needs and grow your online business
• Why you need to have a goal around your podcast for it to be successful
• How to brainstorm a problem, solution, and uniqueness before starting a podcast
• Why easing your way into business can be the best way to start and be successful
• How to experiment with different businesses before settling with the one that takes off

What colors should you use in your wardrobe? Ann Lindsay of Style of Success Image Consulting assures your "visual credentials" (appearance) works for you not against you. If you are a professional determined to use "dress for success" practices to make faster financial achievements, or your social world involves dating, travel, or retreats - you need to know how to represent your personal brand appropriately and instantly.

• How to use your nonverbal cues to support connections when on a video call
• Have the perfect lighting, background, and camera angle for your image in a video call
• Tone it down and be less formal with your outfit on a video call than you would in person
• The advantages of wearing glasses when presenting in a video call meeting

Robin Shear is a certified joy coach and speaker who has spent decades helping depleted givers like health care professionals, educators, and parents feel good so they can give from a place of fullness and lead effectively again. In this episode, Robin talks about her own career journey and why she became a joy coach to help others find joy and freedom in what they do. Listen in to learn the importance of allowing yourself the freedom to have joy in your life and doing what you can to achieve it. You will also learn how to overcome doubts of pursuing your goals to achieve fulfilment at any age.

Key Takeaways:

• The power of joy in building perseverance and resilience as opposed to happiness
• Define joy and understand the things that will help you achieve joy in your life
• How to embrace empathy in relationships to understand each other and thrive
• How to let go of your doubts and go after that dream of starting a business
• The importance of starting a business on what you love doing and showing up authentically

Jeremy Solomons is a Kigali-based, independent consultant, coach, facilitator, trainer, and writer with a Global South perspective. He helps current and future leaders to connect and communicate effectively across all cultures with professional training. In this episode, he explains how he became an ally and the progress of Rwanda in human rights. 

Listen in to learn the importance of men partnering with women to advocate for significant progress. You will also learn the power of getting people to engage in safe and authentic conversations on issues.

Key Takeaways:

• How to use your privilege/power as a man to advocate for balance
• The courage men will need to get involved and address issues affecting women in the workplace
• The power of getting people to engage in safe and authentic conversations 
• Find the champions interested in sponsoring or advocating for women’s issues
• Make an effort to engage with men who might not be open to a different way of doing things

Lisa Bentson is the former CEO and Chief Visionary Officer of Leads Club, an international business networking organization founded in 1978. She uses her 35+ years of experience and expertise to help people starting their own businesses and those who want to take their existing businesses to the next level. As my SCORE coach, Lisa has been a great help to me in thinking things through strategically. She sold her business and volunteers for the Small Business Administration as one of their coaches.

In this episode, Lisa explains the benefits of coaching for people transitioning in their lives, plus pivotal questions people should ask themselves.  Listen in to learn the power of having a coach to help and support you through your journey as a new business owner. You will also learn how to explore your value and let go of fear to start a new chapter of your life after age 65.

Key Takeaways:

• The importance of having an accountability partner/coach to support you in your business
• How a coach can help you take your life to the next level and solve problems without judgment
• The importance of allowing your brain rest as a woman over 65 even as you try new things
• Give yourself the gift of quiet time and introspection to find the answers you’re looking for

Do you want to live a life that makes you come alive? A purposeful and intentional life without regrets? Sallie Wagner takes us through a practical strategy on personal growth and goal setting to help you shift your mindset and start making conscious choices about your life.

Sallie Wagner is a licensed real estate broker, licensed attorney, and a What's Next Strategist. She uses EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), Evolved NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming), and trauma-aware modalities to launch people into action and help them access rapid, concrete results.

 In this episode, Sallie shares how she stopped living in regrets and chose a life that makes her come alive and how you can do it. Listen in to learn how to live the life that makes you come alive by unlearning what you know that’s not true and choosing to change your mindset. You will also learn how to set and achieve your goals by asking yourself hard questions and taking actionable steps towards achieving them.

Key Takeaways:

• Find the solution to your challenges by unlearning what you know that’s not true about yourself
• How to purposefully and intentionally heal and live the life that makes you come alive
• Harness the benefits of personal growth through building resilience in physical, emotional, mental, and social areas
• Allow yourself to be pulled by the vision of the life you’re called to create for yourself
• How to identify your goals, write them down, take action steps, and commit with the right mindset

Debra Woods is a Mayo Clinic and national board-certified health & wellness coach and a lifestyle medicine coach. She helps people make positive and sustainable changes for feeling and living at their best. In this episode, Debra talks about her journey of starting a business after 50 and how you can navigate that experience for yourself. Listen in to learn how to navigate burnout and allow yourself compassion and positivity as you transition from a career into something else. You will also learn the importance of taking care of your health and wellness to maintain a balance as a woman over 50 and 65 years.

Key Takeaways:

• Start getting curious and think of the possibilities of the value you can add after retiring
• How to allow compassion and positivity into your life as you transition into life after retirement
• The importance of networking and building relationships to get your business known and build a following
• How content creation and valuable engagement with your audience can help build a following for your business
• The importance of maintaining mind, body, and spirit balance as a woman over 50
• Learn to be curious and be mindful of weaving joy into your life at whatever age you’re in