Women With Balls...In the Air with Casey DeStefano

How often have you found yourself with a huge project ahead, and no idea where to start? You might feel as though it is impossible. You might procrastinate, thinking it will never get done, so why start? 

Always remember—

Start with an easy win, have patience, and gain momentum!

This is all a part of The Snowball Effect. I want to tell you how this wonderful process should become a part of any of your biggest projects to make the seemingly impossible possible. 

Check out episode #16 of "Women with Balls…in the Air" to hear how this simple, yet effective measure can change the way you accomplish everything, along with a very embarrassing, yet laughable story of my experience with The Snowball Effect.

Michelle walked away from strategic marketing at Microsoft in 2012 after a successful 16-year corporate career spanning many industries. Now she is out there on her own using all of her marketing skills to help  experts, entrepreneurs and small businesses folk get massive visibility and become known as the go-to expert in their own space ... 

Michelle and her Husband Jason have 3 children... So she juggles three kids, two businesses, her home, gymnastics, swim lessons, soccer practice, dance recitals and everything else that goes into her  CRAZY life.  On this episode we are going to hear some great tips on how to manager a successful career and being a mom .........how Michelle Keeps it all together without pulling her hair out!

"A woman must be big enough to admit her mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them." - John Maxwell

The room was packed with over 500 people. The man got a standing ovation and he didn't even start talking yet... I was like...wow, this guy must be good. And the crowd was not lying. John C. Maxwell is a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, coach and speaker who has sold more than 24 million books in 50 languages. Often called the country's No. 1 leadership authority, Maxwell was identified as the most popular leadership expert in the world by Inc. magazine in 2014.

Here is what I learned from the great American Author, John Maxwell...

1) What the leadership Lid is and how it's your own worst enemy in growing your biz 2) The 5 Levels of leadership and the importance of getting to Level 5 in order to grow you business and or department and or just to make your life that much easier. If you haven't already, check out this podcast episode where I dissect John Maxwell's speech given in Matawan, NJ to give you compassionate advice and actionable tips on how to advance in business by becoming a stellar leader!

Listen. Learn. Love thyself. Never fear your future again. Marriage or Business, which comes first?

Can your marriage survive if your business partner and husband are one in the same? This week's guest, Kathy Fettke co-founded her business with her husband, Rich Fettke. Last year they were supposed to take time off, slow down and work on their marriage...But instead, they doubled their company's revenue! We dive deep into how women have to work really hard to create a balance in life while running a business and having a fulfilling family life.

Please subscribe to this week's episode of "Women with Balls in the Air" for an in-depth interview with Kathy Fettke.

Way back when, I was challenged by a "mentor." Luckily, I have balls of steel. And, I & have had many outstanding mentors. This enabled me to weather the storm of self-doubt that this particular mentor brought upon me with his words of "wisdom."

If you are not sure of exactly what's your next step in life is or what kind of business you want to commit to, please try out this exercise. My goal here is for you to learn from YOUR OWN HISTORY without the pain and time-suck of "personal uncertainty." I hope this week's podcast can guide you to:

#1 Analyze your history & discover who you REALLY are #2 Learn from your past #3 Instill confidence to move forward #4 Get in the game of gumption

In this episode, I interview Doctor Ellen Ensher, Professor of Management, College of Business Administration at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. Ellen has co-wrote the book Power Mentoring: How Mentors and Proteges Get the Most Out of Their Relationships. She is the expert in her field on mentoring programs and career advice, and is a frequent key note speaker for conferences all over the world. She has written for Forbes , USA today, Wall Street and so much more.... but here is the kicker...She does all this while being an amazing mother AND she just kicked the crap out of breast cancer! I love this women, and so will you.

Please enjoy a very honest and inspiring interview with Dr. Ellen Ensher.

Welcome to Part 2! I'm trying to change the stigma around failure and let you know its ok to fail as long as you try really hard not to! This week we go further to change your mindset into believing that failure rocks! We: 1) Discuss what failure really is & why it's so important. 2) Understand what a great teacher failure can be. 3) Share valuable tips learned from my big fat failure. Here's what's covered in today's episode: Part 2 of My Big Fat Hairy Failure: 

When deep in the hole of failure, you still have to always be true to yourself. 

If you're ever the winner on the side of failure, be gracious. Practice putting things into perspective quickly and effectively.

Good Luck!

Listen. Learn. Love thyself. Never fear your future again. Because failure is such a hot topic these days and so excruciatingly relevant, I decided to make this a 2 part series on the topic. So the goals of this episode and the next are: 1) Discuss what failure really is & why it's so important. 2) Understand what a great teacher failure can be. 3) Share valuable tips learned from my big fat failure. Here are some things that we covered: -Failure is what humans do best. -The failures make the wins feel really big. -Failure is necessary to achieve success. -My personal rule of thumb: "It's absolutely, undeniably ok to fail only if you tried really hard not to."

In this episode, I interview the owner of one of the mostsuccessful salons in all of Monmouth County New Jersey. SalonConcrete. She has become a leader within the professional beautyindustry AND is well know for her leadership and mentoring skills.These combined skills enable her to give back to her industry,nurture influential leaders, and help beauty professionals reachtheir highest potential. Not only does she run a booming business,not only is she a leadership expert, speaker and trainer, she is asingle mom with three kids. Please enjoy a very honest andinspiring interview with Christine Zilinski.

In this episode we focus on how the rules and regs of keeping in contact with the people in your life AND how it’s good for the soul as well as good for your business.

Life is about social connection and business is about networking. You must do both to survive.