Wonder Podcast: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to Change the World

"You have a gift with people and words," Chris's uncle told him. "Develop that gift. That's your gift." Listen in as Chris shares how these words of encouragement served as a pivotal moment in his life. Tune in and learn how to utilize podcasts to reach a wider audience, grow your business, and grow your brand.

Timestamped show notes 02:45 - The podcast: an internet revolution 05:12 - Chris's first podcast 06:35 - Two pivotal moments in Chris's life 09:34 - Born, or made? 11:40 -How did Chris learn? 15:06 - Shaking up the podcast space 18:58 - COVID dips 22:41 - A versatile platform 24:23 - Podcast tips and tricks! 29:17 - Pricing, pricing, pricing 30:07 - Different podcast formats 33:12 - Recaps and breaking things down for people 34:42 - Putting yourself out there 39:31 - Starting "ugly" and ignoring the haters 41:45 - Keeping it simple with software 45:23 - Influencers 50:05 - Do you start a podcast as a business owner? 51:49 - What's next for Chris?

Links Chris's Website: http://chriskrimitsos.com/ Vidfest Expo: https://vidfestexpo.com/

At 20 years old, Hal Elrod was struck by a drunk driver going 70MPH. He was dead for 6 minutes. With 11 broken bones and permanent brain damage, he was told he'd never walk again. Then at 37 years old, he was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of leukemia. He was told he had weeks to live. In both instances, Hal emerged triumphantly and defied the odds. His strong sense of motivation and visualization helped him overcome the impossible. Listen in as Kalika shares her thoughts on Hal's incredible journey of determination and resilience.

Notes SAVERS: Silence, Affirmation, Visualization, Exercise, Reading, Scribing

Links Hal's Website: https://halelrod.com/ The Miracle Morning: https://amz.run/4CwG

What do you do when life throws you a curveball? How do you pick yourself back up and find the strength to push forward? Ask FOX 11 weather anchor Maria Quiban Whitesell. When her husband Sean was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, she was utterly unprepared. It was difficult--Maria had to figure out how to explain the situation to her son, how to deal with the day-to-day, and how to cope with what was going on. In her book, You Can't Do It Alone, Maria shares her experiences and provides readers with advice on dealing with illness, death, and grief. Listen in!

Timestamped show notes 01:39 - You Can't Do It Alone 03:00 - The start of Maria's journey 04:38 - The diagnosis 07:24 - Explaining to their son, Gus 09:46 - Discussing with family 12:09 - Navigating the lack of control 15:28 - Asking for help 17:09 - Ohana means family 19:11 - Finding support 22:09 - Overwhelming but important 24:56 - Finding moments of joy 26:44 - Kalika shares how the book has helped her 28:09 - Maria encourages people to help donate for cancer research 29:21 - Closing remarks, Maria shares how Gus is doing

Links You Can't Do It Alone: https://mariaquiban.com/my-writings/

To celebrate Women's Entrepreneurship Day, Kalika shares her learnings from her inspiring talk with Kendra Scott, founder of Kendra Scott LLC.

Kalika shares some of the best takeaways for her recent episode with Brian Shiers, a senior mindfulness teacher for the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center. The full episode can be found here.

Even as we wash our hands or measure out six feet from the nearest human, there is a need to work to guard the mind from undue fear, conditioning our awareness, thinking, and action towards resilience, adaptation, and connection. The paramount skill to accomplish this project of mind during the current extraordinary conditions we find ourselves under is Mindfulness. Brian Shiers is a senior mindfulness teacher for the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center and a psychotherapist specializing in mindfulness-based interventions at WestSide DBT. Listen in as Brian shows us how to build skills in awareness, compassion, and action in an unprecedented time of need.

Timestamped show notes 03:53 - Brian begins his presentation 6:00 - What mindfulness is not 07:39 - The idea of paying attention 09:12 - We are really scattered 11:53 - The antidote is being more present 14:42 - Using mindfulness to monitor habits 16:20 - Reducing stress reactivity 21:37 - Relating to the moment, the neuroscience of now 27:06 - Seize fear and let it be a moment 31:11 - Brian begins a mindfulness exercise. Follow along! 43:00 - Coming out of the exercise and reflection time 45:58 - The concept of the first and second arrow 49:05 - Relaxed vigilance 51:17 - Brian provides some resources for mindfulness 54:17 - Brian's recommendation on practicing 55:16 - Meditation and children 57:57 - You must embody mindfulness first before applying it to your organization

Links Ten Percent Happier: https://www.tenpercent.com/ marc.ucla: https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/ Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn: https://amzn.to/2U7LA3n

Jess Weiner is a cultural expert, educator, consultant, and CEO of Talk to Jess. She is a "secret weapon" for brands, helping them contextualize and humanize cultural trends in campaigns—which ultimately boosts loyalty from employees and consumers. Weiner has in-depth experience working with top brands including Disney, Netflix, Google, and Amazon. Two of her most notable campaigns are Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty and Mattel's launch of more inclusive Barbie dolls. She is also an adjunct professor, author, and host of "We're All Going To Die, Anyway" podcast.

Timestamped show notes 02:02 - How did Jess get to where she is today? 04:38 - Businesses and brands value creatives 07:39 - Jess shares her thoughts on the state of the world 10:48 - Personal change 11:46 - Business change 16:12 - Vision first! 17:26 - Discovering your own values 19:10 - How to build a good life 22:38 - Feeling like falling 24:04 - Adjust to the disruption 25:28 - Jess shares why she started her podcast 30:14 - Asking "why" 31:06 - Empowering women and Jess's advice 34:31 - Advice for businesses in today's ever-changing world

Links Jess's Website: https://www.jessweiner.com/ We're All Going to Die Anyway Podcast: https://www.jessweiner.com/podcast

Meet Dandapani, a Hindu priest, entrepreneur, and former monk who is revolutionizing the business world with his practical and simple systematic approach to balancing work/life challenges. Dandapani is an expert on various topics surrounding self-development and provides simple, practical tools that are easily applicable in every aspect of daily life. This conversation will focus on life's purpose and managing energy.

Timestamped show notes 01:51 - How Dandapani became a monk and an entrepreneur 04:00 - Finding life's purpose 06:21 - Entrepreneurs don't know their purpose 09:54 - Dandapani's core purpose 11:21 - It's always about alignment 13:43 - How to spend real time 17:44 - Sometimes it takes a catalyst to find your purpose 18:45 - Advice for energy management 22:14 - What is an "energy vampire" 25:43 - "Where awareness goes, energy flows" 29:11 - How do you be present? 34:02 - How does someone know that you're not present? 36:52 - Practicing distraction 38:26 - How do you concentrate? 43:23 - Making a change 47:41 - Dandapani's journey from Santa Monica to New York to Florida 51:53 - How can entrepreneurs help others? 53:24 - How to reach out to Dandapani

Links Dandapani's Website: https://dandapani.org/

In this week's podcast, we sit down with Sameer Bhatia, CEO of ProProfs, a software company focused on the idea of building and sharing knowledge. Sameer shares his insights on the importance of search engine optimization, digital marketing, and his goal on creating a "hundred year company." With ProProfs products being used in many Fortune 500 companies such as Sony and Dell, Sameer understands the importance of digital marketing and a delightful customer experience. Listen in!

Timestamped show notes 04:19 - Focusing on search 07:33 - Black hat tactics 08:54 - Getting started with search engine optimization (SEO) 13:04 - Mobile first indexing 14:22 - Speed ranking 15:46 - Security 18:39 - The importance of responsive design 19:58 - The "SEO Technique" 25:32 - What are schema tags? 27:37 - People don't read, they scan 30:33 - Video marketing 32:08 - A video a day 32:23 - What is content marketing? 39:17 - Managing a multinational company 42:39 - Sameer talks about working with his wife, the CEO of Marriage.com 45:26 - How to stay happy 49:28 - Having a hundred year company

Links ProProfs: https://www.proprofs.com/ Marriage.com: https://www.marriage.com/

Tune in this week as we sit down with Kara Goldin, CEO of Hint, the iconic San Francisco based, healthy lifestyle company. Kara started Hint when she was pregnant with her fourth child with a budget of only $50,000. Listen in as she shares her incredible journey to becoming the largest flavored water company in the U.S. that isn't related to the industry giants like Coke or Pepsi. Kara talks about raising kids in an entrepreneurial environment, shares some wisdom for aspiring entrepreneurs, and her new book, Undaunted.

Timestamped show notes 02:19 - Starting Hint 06:21 - Judge not by one's answers, but by their questions 14:06 - Addiction to Diet Coke 25:03 - Stocking shelves while 9 months pregnant 30:39 - Getting into Starbucks 40:16 - Direct to consumer 45:09 - Catapulting the business 53:47 - Sunscreen and deodorant 01:01:04 - Raising children in an entrepreneurial environment 01:04:41 - Next up for Kara 01:06:22 - Parting wisdom

Links Hint: https://www.drinkhint.com/ Undaunted: https://karagoldin.com/undaunted