Winning In Business

Business owners have many stressors that, if not managed well, can lead to depression, anxiety, and negative energy. In this episode, Kelli shares the most common ones and how to manage the stress they trigger. Have fun identifying which animal you relate to best in your management style!

Episode Highlights:

• Kelli shares the most common stressors business owners have.
• 3 of the most common ways people handle stress.
• The turtle - avoidance.
• The elephant - carrying the burden everywhere.
• The cheetah - racing through stress.
• How stress affects energy.
• The zebra and lion - anticipate and plan, live in the moment.
• The difference between depression and anxiety.
• Two real-life stories about stress and mindset.

Connect with Kelli:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellirisse/

Episode Highlights:

• Marianne shares the journey that brought her to where she is today.
• How she discovered that she loves communication.
• The importance of a personal network.
• We need others that will challenge us to help us learn.
• Be willing to serve without expecting anything in return.
• The rewards of good time management.
• Delegating and partnering with others.
• How she became an author.

About Marianne:
Marianne Biangardi is a Business Development and Client Service Leader for Schmersahl Treloar. She studied Fine Arts and Graphic Design abroad at SACI international, and graduating from Fontbonne University with a BFA, Marianne began her career working in  for a public accounting firm.  A few years in, she made a leap from administration into marketing and practice development area of the firm. Her main roles are in brand visibility, lead generation, client relations as well as recruiting and talent acquisition for the firm. Her clients and connections are predominantly in the Manufacturing, Distribution,  Construction and Non Profit industries.  She has a gift and passion for connecting people and was recently nominated as one of the “Top 100 People to Know to Succeed in Business” – From the St. Louis SBM.  Marianne is also a member of St. Louis Makes Manufacturing Organization, The American Subcontractors Midwest and SITE Improvement Organization, The Association General Contractors , the Maryland Heights Chamber of Commerce,  where she serves on multiple committees.  She is a co-chair of the Employer and Community Partnership Council at Fontbonne University.  Marianne has a passion for helping others and goes out of her way to do so when she can. Her talents include building strategic partnerships and maintaining client relationships. 
 
Fun Facts – A mom of three kids Zoey, Claire, Ronin and three furry kids (2 cats and a large German Shepherd) Marianne enjoys spending a great deal of time with her family and friends. She enjoys fitness, walking and listening to podcasts  although she spends most of her time currently driving her 3 kids to their sporting events and activities.  She is also an avid St. Louis Blues Hockey and Kansas City Chiefs Football fan.

Connect with Marianne:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribiangardi/

About Kami:
Kami Kimes, Account Executive of Hillsboro Title Company. She’s a wife, Mother, and new grandmother. Kami is an active supporter in her community, she loves helping nonprofits, she sits on the Jefferson County Growth Association board and leads the JCGA Businesswomen Group, the Hillsboro Chamber Board, Desoto Foundation Board, Hillsboro Police Department board and chairs many committees in the metropolitan area. Her passion is to help others grow.

Episode Highlights:

• Kami shares her story.
• How her expertise and experience enables her to help others.
• How being involved in the community has impacted her business.
• A few of her favorite non-profits.
• Believing in herself has been a journey that has helped her level up.
• How Kami is using her own story to support others.
• The struggle with saying “no” and other boundaries.
• Kami celebrates the success she enjoys.
• Hillsboro Title Company shares a mutual admiration for Kami.

Connect with Kami at:
www.hillsborotitle.com
https://www.facebook.com/kami.mccullough
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kami-kimes-074a9b71/

Episode Highlights:

• Jennifer shares how an epiphone led her to do all she does.
• The story of GRIT.
• Reflection, self-improvement, and staying close to your joy.
• The importance of a support network.
• How triggers can prompt growth.
• The balance of being a life-long learner and not taking on too much.
• Finding grace in juggling family and career.
• Jennifer's plan to expand her message.
• How our dark times can bring good things into our lives.
• The GRIT community.

About Jennifer:
Jennifer Bardot is a consultant for WTW St. Louis Office as a Health & Benefits producer. She is a publisher, and author of “Deconstructing GRIT Collection” & “Owning Your G.R.I.T.” an international best-selling anthology both books can be found at Target, Wal-mart & Barnes and Noble. Passionate about helping people she has utilized her four anthologies to highlight over 200 women nationally and provides support to over 800 women in her women's group called GRIT Community.

She completed her BA in Business Administration, two master’s Degrees in Secondary Education Counseling and Private Practice Therapy, holds certificates in life in health, Dare to Lead Trained by Brene` Brown, Coro Women in Leadership Class 72 & Leadership St. Louis by Focus St. Louis.

Jennifer was named top business banker six months into her banking career. Made the cover of St Louis Small Business Monthly as 2021’s Top 100 person to know to help grow, which was the first for any Enterprise Bank & Trust employee. Awarded President’s Circle by Enterprise Bank & Trust. Completed WTW's She Leads Program. Awarded National Volunteer for Association of General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO). As a servant leader, she mentors for MentorUp at Lindenwood University, was named a financial expert at Washington University, serves as a market insights expert for Maryville University, and leads as Co-chair Community engagement committee for Fontbonne University.

She is passionate about people which is how she was led to support CHRO's and companies with providing the benefits and offerings for their team members to feel heard and seen. She is a dedicated mother of three boys, a community connector, and an outdoor adrenaline adventurer.

Connect with Jennifer at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-mcdonnell-bardot/

Episode Highlights:

• Ken shares how he went from an accident-prone kid to a Director of Safety.
• Decisive moments including choosing to be a leader rather than a “doer.”
• Relationships that move others forward.
• The importance of challenging yourself.
• How self-awareness leads to growth.
• Dealing with imposter syndrome and the importance of asking for help.
• The value of helping those coming up behind you.

About Ken

Ken Smith is Senior Director of Safety, Training, and Development and has three decades of experience in delivering learning and development, performance management, and talent management solutions.  For the past five years, he has taken on an additional role leading the safety department for his organization.

Ken is passionate about helping people learn and grow in their careers and keeping them safe while doing it.

He believes if you help people learn, grow, and win; they will help you learn, grow, and win too.

Ken has a BS in Psychology and a MS in Instructional Systems and Adult Education.  He has worked for leading companies in Business Process Outsourcing, Human Capital Management, Building Materials Distribution, and Financial Services.  

He has always been aligned with the business to create a differentiated client experience to deliver sales, operation, service, and safety excellence to improve performance, productivity, and profitability.

Ken resides in New Jersey, with his wife and best friend, Christine.  He has three beautiful adult children; two that are starting out in their own careers, and one in her junior year of college.  Finally, Ken enjoys kayaking, hanging out at the lake in his community, participating in church activities, spending time with family, and cooking big Sunday dinners. 

If you would have bet Ken and his family when he was younger, that he would be Senior Director of Safety, Training & Development – they would all have taken that bet, raised you by going all in, and had a good laugh at the time.  It’s funny how life turns out.

NOTE: Views expressed by Ken Smith are his own and not affiliated with CBPS, or of any person or organization affiliated or doing business with CBPS.

Connect with Ken:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-smith-6345062/

Carrie Burggraf started her career as a geriatric physician's assistant. After working over two decades in healthcare and raising two sons, Carrie made the shift to selling home care services in St. Louis. 

As part of her work in that role, she began coaching junior salespeople for the international company and traveled to work with them in the field to see where they were getting stuck and to mentor them to greater success. 

She now uses her Sales and Business Development expertise with Wide Awake Business, a national company with 14 consultants, all with different areas of expertise but all with the goal of helping business owners and leaders lead easier, simpler, more profitable businesses. 

Episode Highlights:

• Carrie shares her story.
• How rewarding to see the result of asking the right questions.
• The importance of slowing down and being more intentional.
• Working with the ideal people for you.
• If you’re too attached to a certain thing, you will be stuck.
• Everything we need is internal rather than external.
• Get comfortable being uncomfortable.
• The value of having a coach who can support you and hold you accountable.
• A word on resiliency, and being “antifragile”
• Some things Carrie is proud of.

Connect with Carrie at:
www.WideAwakeBusiness.com
www.LeadHerUp.com
LinkedIn

Danelle Brown is the founder and CEO of Queen Bee Consulting, a marketing and communications agency that she started in October of 2008, a Certified Book Yourself Solid Business Coach, and a Certified Asset Based Thinking Coach.

Danelle began as a professional business coach but quickly used her skills and talents to help her clients promote themselves online. Her specialties are using any and all of her skills to help her clients shine. This includes harnessing the power of YouTube and video – the next best thing to being there in person – as well as discovering the best social media platform for your business. 

Episode Highlights:

• Danelle shares her back story.
• Be aware of your surroundings and always look for opportunities.
• The importance of asking for help and having a mentor.
• Get comfortable being uncomfortable.
• Everything is figure-out-able, don’t get stuck in the paralysis of analysis.
• Show up and be consistent.
• Find your sweet spot with your target audience.
• Set aside for continued learning, keeping a growth mindset.
• The red-velvet policy in business.
• The value of managing stressors and responses to crises.
• How YouTube is a great way to be found online.

Connect with Danelle at
Website:  www.queenbeeconsulting.com
Email: [email protected]
Facebook.com/QueenBeeConsulting
Twitter.com/DanelleBrown
Linkedin.com/in/DanelleBrown

Episode Highlights:

• Danijela shares the story of how she came to where she is today.
• How she was drawn to help people love themselves.
• Kelli describes her experience of a session with “Dani.”
• Older women have the right to feel beautiful.
• With a dream and a vision the sky's the limit and embracing the abundance mindset.
• The importance of investing in yourself.
• The challenge of a work/life balance, and the value of being intentional.
• Dani shares some of her goals.
• How photos can inspire confidence and add value to loved ones.
• The “Over 40 Project” has been successful.

About Danijela:
Danijela Kandera is the owner and creative mind behind Empowering Portraits, a portrait studio she founded with her husband Yagil. Their passion for animals combined with their love for photography and capturing meaningful moments lead to the creation of a premium pet portrait studio in Miami eight years ago, making the unconditional love timeless for so many people and their pets.
 
Throughout the years Danijela's passion has expanded to photographing women, through contemporary and magazine style portraits, with the mission of empowering women to embrace self-love and their beauty. Since moving to St. Louis three years ago, Danijela had joined a worldwide movement of photographers who want to celebrate women over the age of 40 to create experiences that boost confidence and make them feel what we all see -That they are beautiful and worthy - As all women are, regardless of their age. 
 
Empowering Portraits studio loft is located in downtown St. Louis. We create fun, stress-free and luxury feel experiences, inclusive of makeup and wardrobe styling for women celebrating their lives, their professional journeys, as well as those they love most, two and four legged.

Connect with Danijela:
www.empoweringportraits.com
www.facebook.com/empoweringportraits.com

About Alison:

Alison Niermann, CEO of Tilley Workforce Solutions, has over twenty years of translating business vision into people strategy, pioneering recruitment marketing, and leading workforce solutions. She has served in leadership roles for industries spanning healthcare, education, and global public semiconductor manufacturing. In the community, she has served as a Board Member with the Girl Scouts of Missouri Heartland, TechStL Advisory Council Member and founded YouthLed, Inc. She’s on the Executive Board with St. Louis Film Works, the Executive PTO Vice President, and a Mentor with Women’s Unlimited. Alison is also a speaker, writer, and podcast host. She started Tilley Workforce solutions to help elevate the personal and business success of others. 

Highlights:

• Alison shares the journey that brought her to where she is today.
• The challenge of moving from a corporate to an entrepreneur mindset.
• Staying authentic to who you are.
• Just because you can do everything doesn’t mean you have to do everything.
• Vulnerability and courage lead to confidence.
• The importance of your inner narrative.
• Define your own professional goals or someone else will.
• Be clear on the roles in the organizations.
• How covid and other factors are shifting the work/life balance mentality.
• Alison shares a fun story she is proud of.
• Always expect a yes, but a no can open doors too.

Connect with Alison:

www.tilleyworkforcesolutions.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonniermann/

https://www.instagram.com/alisonniermann/

Our life moves in the direction of what we think about the most. In this week’s episode of Winning in Business, I share how to become aware of the thoughts that don’t serve you and replace them with those that produce the life you want. Learn how to empower yourself with mental “headlines” that lead to success!

Highlights:

• Kelli shares how a friend’s thoughts of needing a break backfired.
• How fast negative thoughts can spiral.
• The law of attraction - how we attract circumstances with our thoughts.
• The beliefs in our subconsciousness that can disempower us.
• Becoming aware of our conscious thoughts and intentionally changing them.
• Choosing thoughts of what you want and fueling them with visualization and emotion.
• Watch your “buts,” think about what you want and mean it.

About Kelli

Kelli Risse is an executive coach who helps directors, managers and owners who are overwhelmed, overstressed & pulled in many directions to reduce stress, prioritize themselves and enjoy life without sacrificing success. 

Connect with Kelli @

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellirisse/
Website: https://riseupandlivewellness.com/about/