#25: Authenticity is about how you conduct yourself, how you treat others, and the way you work and fit in to your corporate culture. It's not about being nicey-nice or insincere; it's about being real. If you're like most people, you may have a number of different identities at work and in your personal life. For instance, you're a leader to your team, a co-worker or friend to your colleagues, a team member to your boss, and an expert to your clients. Today's guest, Eliz Nestorov joins Megan to discuss the importance of professional authenticity, and shares her wisdom for growing within your workplace and community. Eliz is the Founder and CEO of AKAEVA Consulting, LLC, a company promoting personal and professional growth by providing consulting and business strategies for effective communication to individuals and businesses in Central Pennsylvania. AKAEVA Consulting delivers grant management services, foreign language and corporate image consulting by providing clients with exceptional one-on-one coaching and training. In addition to her role at AKAEVA Consulting, Eliz is also the Founder and President of the US-Bulgarian Chamber in America, located in Washington, D.C. and Director of Development with MidPenn Legal Services, Harrisburg, PA. Learn more about Eliz at her website HERE | Follow Eliz on Facebook HERE | Follow Eliz on LinkedIn HERE | Follow Eliz on Instagram HERE | Follow Eliz on Twitter HERE | Learn more about IAW HERE

#24: Today's guest, Rosalind Panda, has received several awards and accolades in her diversified career of over 25 years since her childhood. She has efficiently worked with fortune 500 corporations and individual clients to help with their web and mobile application development and support leading to their business growth. She has received several Rotary club awards and recognition in the field of public speaking, writing, singing and artwork creations. Her brand Rosalind Business Group LLC, has been featured in the Top 10 Entrepreneurs in 2022. As the Founder of Rosalind Arts Gallery and a well-known global fine art artist living in New York, she is a highly versatile creator with pieces in the realms of abstract, landscape, impressionistic and contemporary, modern. She is the Influencer at International Association of Women Organization as well empowering, encouraging and impacting others' lives through her inspiring story. She believes in building a legacy, acting towards her vision, serving humanity, benefiting humankind through her contributions and giving back to the community. Visit Rosalind's website HERE | Follow Rosalind on Facebook HERE | Follow Rosalind on LinkedIn HERE | Follow Rosalind on Instagram HERE | Follow Rosalind on TikTok HERE | Follow Rosalind on Twitter HERE | Learn more about IAW HERE

#23: Have you been considering making a shift in your career? Maybe you're looking for a job that's more fulfilling, or you are lacking the imperative support needed at times from your leader. Any number of situations can arise and cause one to want to jump ship, and quickly. Today's guest, Jen Messer, is a Career Strategist and Coach with over a decade of experience in the staffing industry. She is a Speaker, Podcaster and Director of National Accounts. She is an advocate for supporting the parent workforce and is working to drive change in the way companies hire, retain and value their talent. Jen discusses her personal "mid-career" identity crisis, and offers invaluable advice on the right steps to take to make sure you are making the right decision before jumping ship, and how to find career fulfillment no matter where you are. Listen in on Jen's podcast HERE | Follow Jen on LinkedIn HERE | Visit Jen's website HERE | Learn more about IAW HERE

#22: Today's guest, Vickie M. Crockett, EdS, is an educational professional with twenty-three years of instructional experience and has worked with multiple school districts offering curriculum support and professional development training to optimize learning outcomes for underserved students. Her work includes supporting struggling learners, designing accelerated curriculum for gifted students, and implementing authentic, problem-based learning programs with global applications. Vickie delivers an encouraging message in today's episode, and shares valuable insight on learning how to say uncomfortable things like "I don't know", or "this is hard" in the workplace, and how being in those situations can actually strengthen and grow you into the very best version of you. Follow Vickie on LinkedIn HERE | Learn more about Vickie and her work HERE | Learn more about IAW HERE

#21: If you have great ideas, you need to know how to communicate them. At work as in relationships, it all starts with conveying confidence. But a challenge many high-achieving women run up against are bad speech habits that have been conditioned in us over the years. Without us even knowing it, these verbal crutches can damage our internal and projected confidence levels and can even negatively impact how we're perceived at work. As women, we're naturally tuned for emotional intelligence and specialized for masterful communication. It also means that women in particular are more likely to behave in such a way to preserve relationships, which in spoken communication may sometimes be misconstrued to convey a lack of authority and low confidence. Today's guest, Kate McClare, CEO and Founder of Kate's Copy, joins Megan today to share her story of becoming a professional Copywriter, and how she's helping to bring awareness to the impact of using "minimizing words" like "just", "can", and "try", and the negative effect they can have on women in the workplace. Learn more about Kate HERE | Follow Kate on LinkedIn HERE | Learn more about IAW HERE

#20: How can I help you? Today's guest, Norby Forero, really wants to know. Norby is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Certified Play Therapist (CPT) that holds a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling as well as a Post-Masters in Child Play Therapy. Norby is passionate about discussing problems that affect people, while providing practical solutions in a laid back way, in order to remove the stigma around mental health. Norby and her husband shared a vision to help the Latino community and educate them in a free, accessible, and culturally sensitive way, and that is how "Preguntale a Norby" (their YouTube Channel) was born. It now has over 130k views and 2.3k subscribers! Learn more about Norby and her work HERE | Learn more about IAW HERE

#19. From a young age, today's guest Vihil H. Vigil knew exactly what she wanted in life and at seventeen began her journey by enlisting in the United States Navy, and completing two six month deployments before she was 21! With an impressive list of titles, such as Mom, Petty Officer 3rd Class, Quartermaster, Master Helmsman, author, and last but not least, owner of The Empowerment Empire, Vihil has quite literally been around the world. After a life altering experience with domestic violence, and with the help of the VA, Vihil discovered the world of personal empowerment and business coaching, and began sharing with others who had experienced the trauma of abuse, assault, and PTSD of military service as she had herself. With counseling and amazing women coaches Vihil was able to find her power again and started her own coaching business called Therapeutic Empowerment. Follow Vihil on Facebook HERE | Follow Vihil on Instagram HERE | Follow Vihil on LinkedIn HERE | Learn more about IAW HERE

#18: Ready, Set, Goal! The ability to build strong relationships is essential to succeed in your professional (and personal) life. You can learn how to network and the more you practice, the better you'll get. IAW President Megan Bozzuto and IAW Las Vegas Chapter President Katie Perry have joined forces and written a book that will guide you to embrace your worth and the value you bring to others. Networking can be fun, and you will learn how to choose the "right" rooms to reach the right people, all while building a powerful network. If your networking is not-working as well as you'd like, it's time to put the POWER in your network. Learn more about the book "Putting the POWER In Your Network" HERE | Learn more about IAW HERE

#17: Nichole Penland aims to be your resource to help build and maintain generational wealth. She commits to helping the community by providing free financial literacy seminars. Armed with her extensive knowledge in Insurance, experience in Cosmetology, and just recently a licensed Realtor on #TEAMFAST, brokered by eXp Realty, she has gained a trained eye for detail and knows how to keep in tune with people. Nichole's combination of experience, professionalism, and access to a wide variety of products and services can help you meet your financial goals, estate strategies , Insurance and Real Estate needs. Follow Nichole on LinkedIn HERE | Follow Nichole on Linktree HERE | Learn more about IAW HERE

#16: What does your Career Journey look like? Like most great adventures in life, it typically begins with optimism, a little self-doubt, some worry, and seemingly endless hard work. Today's guest Rosemary Reed, wife, mom, and CEO of Commworld San Diego-North, Inc. and recent VP of the local IAW chapter in San Diego is here today to chat about her impressive career journey that began in her teens and is now a thriving career. After being told at 35 that her maternal clock was essentially "ticking away", and not really planning on being a Mom at that time in her life, Rosemary was faced with a big decision. Hear about how becoming a Mother changed her career journey, but also how her work family helped her find balance in her new role as working Mom along the way. Follow Rosemary on LinkedIn HERE | Learn more about IAW HERE