Women, Wine & Leadership

This working girl, Ryhaan Williams, has an impressive resume and it was a privilege to interview her, which is where I found we are soul sisters. We are both working moms who are passionate in our work and passionate about our kids. She responded to my post about the naked Christmas tree in kind: I cried like someone died when I did the airport drop off yesterday. I have one home but he leaves soon. For all my success, my Sons are my greatest joy. My kryptonite. You are not alone, there are many of us out there. Growing responsible kids is one of the great joys of the workplace, but it's hard to keep all the balls in the air. That's why it's important to tell our stories.

I knew we would be fast friends when she came on the zoom call opening up her bottle of wine. That's why I decided to post this sister from another mister on my birthday week. We're kindred souls, so I know you will love her too. Grab your glass of wine and enjoy!

Fran Berrick, global business leader, certified career coach and CEO of Spearmint Coaching is a knowledge powerhouse for just about anything related to careers and occupations, interviewing, building a brand and more.

She has a proven track record helping clients map a career path that reflects their skills and strengths and delivers career results. Like me, she loves outplacement coaching - helping people celebrate the next season and discover their best path.

We had a great time talking about wine and the metaphor, so make sure it's happy hour when you listen to this podcast.

And if you're curious about her favorite biodynamic vineyard, meet Ceritas.

Daria joins our podcast this week representing IGnation.me - a secure collaboration space where influencers can grow and monetize their Instagram accounts, with security and privacy features that won’t send a red flag to Instagram’s ever evolving algorithms that aim to eradicate fake likes and followers. Daria Dmytrenko and her partner have spent the past year studying the back-end of Instagram algorithms, including their AI technology, and have developed a deep understanding for how the app is evolving to solve objectives that Instagram has quietly determined are priorities. If you want to geek out, find their report here.

She shares her enthusiasm for influencer marketing on the podcast and a unique perspective on the wine metaphor we love so much. Bottom line: age is irrelevant. 

Inspired? Find more at IGnation.me. If you are interested in speaking or collaborating with the company or its founders please reach out to [email protected]or call 404-954-0858.

I knew we would be friends when Lisa Manyon posted on her LinkedIn profile that she's a marketing strategist focused on passion, a writer, a speaker and she loves wine. We talk about lots of things in this podcast and if you are inspired by her marketing genius, look her up at writeoncreative.com.

Our second episode of women-making-history month features a woman helping YOU make history in your business.

Find Your Influence (FYI) was Co-founded by Jamie Reardon and Cristine Vieira of Phoenix, AZ, seven years ago. They have since helped major national brands like LifeLock, Ping and Pizza Hut connect with more than 100,000 influencers to create brand awareness and drive followers to engage on social media.

I've asked Vieira to weigh in on the top marketing trends small businesses need to be aware of for 2020, and how new social platforms are shaping and evolving the influencer marketing space. As always, we talk about the whole life - balancing entrepreneurship with motherhood and keeping all the balls in the air.

Learn more about FYI at Find Your Influence.

And don't forget, our special focus this week is supporting the growth of one woman in business to help you succeed. If you want to say yes to the Women's Leadership for Life Neurosculpting® Class in Denver on March 7, sign up here and I'll see you there with some life strategies.

Tasha Beckman and I met at The Dames last year and I am not surprised that her million dollar real estate business runs on customer love. When you meet this mama bear of a team leader with her giant heart, you will know why she means business.

Our special focus this week is supporting the growth of one woman in business to help you succeed. If you want to say yes to the Women's Leadership for Life Neurosculpting® Class in Denver on March 7, sign up here and I'll see you there with some life strategies.

Do you ever wonder why you think like that? Or how you can control your response to stress. Noelle Dilts Day shares her NeuroSculpting® experience on this podcast. Working with Mariah Ehlert with The Rebel Brain, she set out to solve the challenge of decision making under stress and taking care of herself so she can operate well at work and at home.

Noelle shares a few of the strategies she put into place to get better sleep and set limits around her work to make room for herself. If you find yourself in this picture, you might want to join the Women's Leadership for Life Neurosculpting® Class on March 7 in Denver.

Chris Chapman didn't realize the effects of sexual trauma until she gave birth to her daughter. The birth process triggered her cellular memory and thus began a long road of remembering things she'd rather forget.

Years pass and after surviving breast cancer and a brain injury from a horse riding accident, Chris uses her pain to heal through horses, who are "bigger than her broken heart." Now she's a certified equine gestalt coach ("gestalt" is a German word for wholeness). She's also an artist.

The work she does with leather is amazing, but she also uses brokenness to create beautiful things. She brings coaching clients into her barn to smash dishes as a somatic alternative to talk therapy. With the pieces, they go back inside and create a work of art.

After our interview, Chris invited me to her ranch to meet the horses and it was beautiful to watch how much they love her, how gentle they are with her, especially the paint horse who stepped on her head seven years ago! I know this is too much to take in, so you'll just have to listen.

You can find more on Chris's coaching with horses at https://throughtheeyesofahorse.com/or stay in touch with her on Facebook.