Warriors at Work

Money, Power & Purpose with Barbara Best

“We need to do more to help other women succeed and help empower other women to own their voice and power” ~ Barbara Best

We are in a pandemic season filled with a lot of uncertainties, changes in livelihood, how we relate to each other and also a changing economy. “Are you living in your purpose?” In this episode we dive in Barbara’s work, her impact in the world and her journey to empower women.
1. What is your story?
2. What is the genesis of Money, Power and Purpose?
3. What’s your Warrior Magic?

Guest: Barbara Best is a fiduciary investment advisor, speaker, board member and Principal and founding partner of Capital Strategies Investment Group. She has a specific passion to build community to support others and help empower women to lead personal, professionally and financially "successful" and fulfilling lives. In 2015, she established the Women's Forum, a dynamic networking group of over 4000 professional women.

Website: https://www.capstratig.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBest_CapStrat
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bbest1/

· Why did you start an investment advisory firm in 2003? [01:07]
· What’s really best for this client, then create that need. [01:31]
· I really was tired of selling stuff. [01:39]
· There is so much more to success than purely just the financial and investment outcome. [ 02:11]
· To be successful you have to implement. [02:30]
· What’s the mission of the money? [02:40]
· What is it that matters most to you in life? [03:00]
· Let’s create the optimal path that you can make the most of this amazing life. [03:10]
· Independence of thought is core to who you are. [03:26]
· How do you want to think? How do you want to feel? [03:44]
· Your huge advocacy for women, where did this come from, the story & the mission? [04:13]
· How are you continuing to stay focused on your relationship to empowerment? [04:39]
· Helping others live empowered lives. [04:56]
· It’s not me who empowers them, but they need to empower themselves. [04:59]
· What is empowerment? [05:45]
· These are our own rights that we need to own. [06:09]
· We wanted that culture where we encourage women to make it and support each other. [07:22]
· For women, our definition of success is beyond professional success. [07:42]
· What would some of these programs look and feel like? [08:43]
· The neuroscience of change. [08:57]
· Empowering women financially. [09:44]
· What is your vision for it? What do you see it becoming? [10:06]
· We need to lead by example and move forward. [10:38]
· Our vision is to continue that virtual presence and continue to evolve it. [11:15]
· The becoming of Barbara Best! Where did your service mentality come from? [12:12]
· It really comes from my mother! [12:46]
· Our job is to make the most of our talents and to share them with the world. [13:02]
· I am all about creating community. [13:12]
· If you put good out, it comes back to you. [13:20]
· What is the genesis of Money, Power & Purpose? [14:00]
· I believe that the essence of happiness and fulfilment is been connected to your purpose and living a life aligned to your purpose. [15:03]
· You don’t have to wait to live your purpose driven life. [16:09]
· Do you think that our behaviors and our relationship to money can be changed? [16:51]
· I used to use money to fill a void. [20:06]
· Whatever drives your actions supports your goals versus derails them. [20:54]
· What is it that you are trying to create in your life? [21:30]
· It was such a ‘aha’ moment for me when I dung into my family money story, [22:31]
· I talked to my partner about my money story. [23:06]
· Money silence! [23:48]
· He approaches things with this abundance and growth mindset. [26:20]
· We helped them eliminate the uncertainty. [26:36]
· What is it you guys want to do together, what’s your future vision of what you want to do and let’s make that happen. [26:41]
· Where would somebody begin? [27:43]
· You still need to figure out, what is your legacy planning. [28:35]
· The financial planning process. [28:52]
· What is my future vision of my life? [29:02]
· What are those guard rails? [29:52]
· Let’s do it together. [30:17]
· Are we on track! Are we still within the guardrails! [30:58]
· You almost like a shaper! [31:13]
· What is your warrior journey? [32:01]
· We all deserve to experience joy in our life [32:22]
· I need to set better boundaries of work and personal time. [34:00]
· Letting go of this notion that I’m not enough. [34:52]
· What is your warrior magic? [35:13]
· I think I do this authentically and try to stay on true to my purpose. [36:10]
· My life is a gift, my privilege is a gift and I need to share it with others. [36:20]
· Your energy and possibility thinking is like contagious. [36:36]

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Aligning Purpose and Partnership with Ross & Jeanie Coomber with guest interviewer: Naketa Thigpin

In today’s episode Jeanie is joined by her husband of 26 years, Ross Coomber. Jeanie refers to Ross as her anchor, confidant and best friend. Ross and Jeanie share how they have grown together in their relationship over the years, from meeting in London in 1994, to Ross leaving the UK to start over in America with Jeanie, to a secret marriage and more. They share their incredible story of supporting each other through life's ups and downs.

Jeanie and Ross are interviewed by Naketa Thigpen, a licensed clinical social worker and a masterful relationship advisor who works with entrepreneurial couples. Naketa asks some powerful questions and helps extract some powerful stories and advice from Ross and Jeanie.

This is a great episode you don’t want to miss!


4:29 Ross and Jeanie share the story of their relationship from dating to secret marriage.

7:08 The move from the UK, US immagration interviews and how family support made all the difference.

9:15 The loss and gain of an identity, early marriage struggles and victories.

12:46 Why Ross and Jeanie decided to grow together and build trust before having kids.

14:48 Emotional and Physical Intimacy Blocks

22:43 How improving yourself can make an impact in the happiness of your marriage.

26:46 Fun question for Ross: “Jeanie has to wear the same outfit for 6 months straight and you have to pick it out, what is she wearing?”

28:48 How imago therapy reshaped Ross & Jeanie’s relationship.

35:13 Another Fun Couple Question: “How do you play together?”

38:48 Words of advice from Ross and Jeanie

43:40 “We don’t need each other but we want each other.”


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Leadership is hard. It is especially difficult when you are living and leading through a worldwide pandemic. Fortunately, there are leaders like Jenica Myszkowski, Chief Operating Officer of Papersource in the world who has the wisdom and skill of a powerful internal guidance system, excellent instincts and business knowledge to navigate life. Jenica is a gracious, kind, thoughtful and brave leader who embodies intention and purpose. It is my pleasure to bring you her insights in this honest and heartfelt conversation.

Words like self-care and pause are not common phrases you hear among ambitious, hard charging, forward thinking trailblazers but it should be!

Naketa Ren Thigpen, an expert Balance and Relationship Advisor, Psychotherapist, Trauma Specialist and Author shares her wisdom on the power of the pause and what means to to re-charge your spirit as a strategy. As we continue to manage through the personal and professional challenges of life, please choose to give yourself the time to be in this conversation.

Naketa's energy and practical advice will fill your soul with the love and fuel you need to live your best life!

What does competence and connection have to do with leadership? What about influence? In this conversation we reveal what it means to be a powerful communicator with our special guest, Amy Gonzales of AG Leadership. Amy has helped thousands of leaders around the world enhance their communication effectiveness and gravitas. In this podcast, we discuss the subject of Presence in a fun and practical way. As a listener, you will feel like you have a “front row seat” into a private workshop so grab your pen and paper!

My dear Warriors, this is an honest, revealing and raw conversation. The amazing Coach, Consultant and Marketer, Marissa Fernandez is back and this time she is the interviewer and I am the interviewee!

In this podcast, I am in the hot seat and we talk about everything from how to find your Warrior Magic to the people and situations that have shaped my experience in the world. Tapping into your Warrior Magic is not just about knowing your competencies. It's those moments when you have your intuition and intellect in the same conversation. It's knowing what strategy mixed with soul looks and feels like.

If you want to know how to move from the predictable to the potent and ignite your Warrior within, this conversation is for you.

My dear Warriors, this is an honest, revealing and raw conversation. The amazing Coach, Consultant and Marketer, Marissa Fernandez is back and this time she is the interviewer and I am the interviewee!

In this podcast, I am in the hot seat and we talk about everything from how to find your Warrior Magic to the people and situations that have shaped my experience in the world. Tapping into your Warrior Magic is not just about knowing your competencies. It's those moments when you have your intuition and intellect in the same conversation. It's knowing what strategy mixed with soul looks and feels like.

If you want to know how to move from the predictable to the potent and ignite your Warrior within, this conversation is for you.

The Nurse’s Storyteller with Denetra Hampton

Today’s conversation is with Denetra Hampton, a 22 year Navy veteran and former United States Naval nurse Corp officer who is committed to raising the voice of diversity equity and inclusion in the nursing field and why it has a direct impact on global health. In this episode, Denetra shares how she knew she was called to create her production company, her journey of leadership and the impact she wants to leave on this world.

Denetra is the founder of four nurses by nurses productions, which is a media platform that includes a global health initiative, a digital magazine and a film production platform. Denetra is a global health influencer, a nurse historian, and a leader.

This is a conversation that will enlighten you and inspire you. Enjoy.


0:30 Introduction to Denetra

0:46 Denetra shares how she became a nurse and how she incorporates her nurse knowledge into what she’s doing today

2:05 The story of how Denetra knew she was called to create a documentary

4:57 Surprises along the journey of creating The Black Angels Documentary

6:50 One of the key things to being a great leader

8:07 The birth of “For Nurses By Nurses Productions”

10:50 The importance of patience and blooming where you’re planted to go to your next level

11:14 African American History; The discussion created after the film

13:32 Bridging the gap around health desparties

20:45 The need to recognize nurses as leaders

22:30 How Denetra wants to impact the nursing profession through her company

25:02 Denetra’s plans for 2022

26:56 Where Denetra gets her inspiration from

28:23 The people in Denetra’s life that keep her accountable and focused on growth

31:00 The impact of integrity
Resources Mentioned:
https://www.denetrahampton.com

Connect with Denetra:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/denetrahampton/


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Your Inspired WholeBeing with Megan McDonough

In today’s episode, Jeanie talks with Megan McDonough, the CEO and founder of the Wholebeing Institute, an educational organization teaching the science of human flourishing. Megan shares how positive psychology can be used to shift your way of thinking and navigate
life. Jeanie and Megan also discuss the pursuit of happiness, the impact of being comfortable with who you are and creating a psychologically safe environment within the workplace.

Teaching the science of human flourishing, Megan is an expert in health. She's held senior leadership positions in fortune 500 healthcare companies and has a degree in nuclear medicine. She also understands wellbeing from a broader perspective, through the lenses of yoga and positive psychology. Megan has worked extensively with Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, the largest yoga retreat center in North America, helping them launch new initiatives like online learning and RISE, a stress resiliency program. Megan is also an award-winning author of five books on mindfulness and wellbeing. You will quickly pick up her affinity for the love of her work and its power in connecting others with the greatest parts of themselves.

Enjoy today’s episode!


19:26 Introduction to Megan McDonough

46:71 Megan describes herself

1:59 The transition from being a senior leader to creating the Whole Being Institute

9:25 The impact of being comfortable with who you are

14:28 Positive Psychology; Holding Sadness vs. Fixing Sadness

18:29 The 5 Elements of Wellbeing

20:14 The Hero’s Journey and the pursuit to be happier

24:41 Outcomes of the Whole Being Institute journey

26:12 The changes Megan is seeing in her work throughout the pandemic and the shifts she’s made throughout the past year

29:47 Are we creating a psychologically safe environment within the workplace?

32:13 What’s next for the Whole Being Institute

34:08 Elevational approach for Managers

36:24 Megan’s accountability support

39:21 What is Megan’s Warrior Magic?



Resources Mentioned:
The Spire Check In - Free Tool https://thewholebeinginstitute.com/


Connect with Megan McDonough:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganmcdonough/


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Finding Meaning & Service through Storytelling with Melissa Wiley

In today’s episode, Jeanie is joined by Melissa Wiley. Melissa is in her own words, a sturdy soul, and you will be moved by her story and her gift for bringing forth the beauty and soul in others. Melissa is a leader, and she has dedicated her life to public service. Her capacity for self love, for strength, for courage and transformation is so inspiring in this conversation. Melissa shares what she sees as the barriers to innovation, and more importantly, the world she is working every day to. Melissa is here to change how we look at each other and what we can do to be kinder, more accepting of all of our beautiful idiosyncrasies.

Melissa’s passion is to bring joy, data, and innovation to outdated, bureaucratic systems and to grow high performing public service teams. She values learning, relationships, and delivering results. Her mission is to bring nobility back to public service by unearthing and fostering the potential in others. She excels in overcoming adversity and managing through complex challenges and is known for building resilient and capable teams. She does this by listening to the stories of others and offering the love and support needed to help others find a more authentic and enriched version of themselves. She believes that “When we find our true selves, we can start to build authentic connections with others, and in turn, deliver organizational magic”.


Get ready to be moved by the words and the wisdom of Melissa Wiley. Enjoy.


3:03 Introduction to Melissa

5:13 Why Melissa decided to pursue a career in government.

9:01 Melissa’s revelation that the biggest barriers to innovation are ourselves.

12:14 The power of storytelling.

14:52 Melissa shares her personal story of being attacked by dogs at age 5 and how her facial disfigurement affected her throughout life.

25:57 How Melissa began practicing courage to step into her calling of speaking to middle and highschool students.

31:53 Melissa’s new role as deputy town administrator.

36:06 What Melissa is currently working towards.

38:37 The people in Melissa’s life that keep her accountable with her goals.

42:44 Melissa shares what it looks like for her to be her best self.


Connect with Melissa
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-field-wiley-84341279/



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