Your Business Greatness

In this episode Brandon Starkoff, CEO of Transparent Partners, shares his experience working with companies to help them  transform their brands. Transparent Partners is an independent marketing technology and data consultancy.  Brandon is a 10 year cancer survivor who shares how that  experience has shaped his appreciation for his work, impact on people and his clients, and his ability to continue his work with the cancer community.

Words of wisdom:  Reality check your situation and remember the people in your life who support and champion you.

Brandon is constantly helping organizations re-imagine and adapt to support their customers. He is an experienced global leader responsible for building customized and transformative marketing solutions to generate growth for Fortune 1,000 companies.

A professional with strong expertise in strategy and digitally-driven capabilities, he developed and led activation of a new agency and brand operating vision and models to inspire new data-driven capabilities, cultivate top global talent and deliver against growth objectives. Over the course of his 21 year career, Brandon has formed trusted partnerships with c-suite executives to introduce and implement several new methods of marketing technology and data infrastructure design, integrated partnerships and measurement solutions to improve speed to market, product innovation and customer experiences leading to impact for his client businesses.

He also spends his time as a Board Member for the American Brain Tumor Association and supports his annual "Cater To The Cure" fundraiser for Brain Cancer research.  As a 10 year cancer survivor and fighter, Brandon is passionate in helping others stay motivated through their battle and ensures they have the resources they need to manage their care.

To connect to Bradon Starkoff and Transparent Partners

Twitter: @bstarkoff

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-starkoff-b624192/

Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/transparent-partners/mycompany/?viewAsMember=true

Company LinkedIn Handle: @Transparent.

To connect to Simone and Your Choice Coach:

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www.linkedin.com/in/simonesloan

https://yourchoicecoach.com

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In today´s episode of Your Business Greatness, host Simone Sloan, Founder of Your Choice Coach, an executive strategy, leadership coaching, and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) firm, speaks with guest Kelly Fuller, DEI Consultant at Your Choice Coach. Their discussion revolves around what diversity, equity, and inclusion look like during the age of COVID-19 and what it means to bring your full self to work.

When employees believe that their management cares about them as a person, there is more productivity, engagement, satisfaction, and fulfillment. Employers need to ensure intentionality aligns with impact, employee wellness and mental health are prioritized, and work flexibility is considered. Employers and employees need trust to work in a safe space. Managers have to be proactive and ask their employees how they are doing. They need to have questions ready and be prepared to feel uncomfortable with the responses. Most importantly, creating a safe environment where your employees feel they can share this type of information is crucial during this time.

Kelly’s words of wisdom: People-centered approaches lead to profits. For leaders, inclusiveness needs to be a top priority. Every aspect of the workforce is evolving; it's mission-critical for employers to remain competitive and ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion is deeply embedded into organizational culture.

Simone’s words of wisdom: Don’t micromanage. It’s about co-creation, communication, understanding, and how to build an effective workplace community.  Build curiosity and empathy in your company culture to allow employees to become more adaptable, resilient, and trust that you have their back.

About Kelly Fuller:

Kelly Fuller is a dynamic communications, sales, and analytics leader who is passionate about addressing inequity and driving adoption for change management in the workplace. As a Consultant for Your Choice Coach, an Executive Coaching and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) advisory firm, she develops people-centered strategies for clients that support a more inclusive mindset and organizational culture.

Prior to joining Your Choice Coach, Kelly was Senior Sales Director at Talkwalker, a global social listening and analytics company. During her tenure leading the healthcare vertical, she advised enterprise technology, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies on leveraging data insights to support organizational growth drivers. She’s also held roles with PR agencies and software companies.

Kelly has a BA in Communications, Minor in Spanish from the University at Buffalo, and studied abroad at the Instituto Internacional in Madrid, Spain. She earned a Certificate from Cornell University for its Diversity and Inclusion Training program.

To connect to Kelly Fuller: 

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/kelly-fuller09

https://yourchoicecoach.com

To connect to Simone and Your Choice Coach:

www.linkedin.com/in/simonesloan

https://yourchoicecoach.com

Twitter: @AimInspireGrow

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourBusinessGreatness

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Resources Mentioned: McKinsey Study: Women in the Workplace 2020 

“It Takes a Long Time To Be On Time.”

Elise Krentzel's professional journey has never been scripted. She drums to her own beat. She is very determined and is driven to experience new ideas, new concepts, and different cultures. In this episode, Elise shares her journey, challenges, insights from her travels with the band KISS,  living in Japan and Europe, and her work in South Africa. She is inspired by people and continues to leverage intuition and curiosity as her secret sauce tools for success.

Words of wisdom: If you have an idea, do not throw it away. Do the research to turn the idea into a reality. Rattle naysayers!

Chief Inspiration Officer, who describes herself as a Renaissance Ninja. Her focus is business growth strategy, identifying, pursuing and landing partnerships, executing against future goals to attract customers, investors, media, and key audiences. Elise supplies the HOW to concepts with just enough of an entrepreneurial spirit to stay ahead of the curve. Her pillars of engagement include: strategic marketing & planning, market channel Identification, and developing strategic partnerships

To connect to Elise Krentzel:

[email protected]

https://ekpublicrelations.com

www.linkedin.com/in/elisekrentzel

https://www.facebook.com/ekpublicrelations

https://www.instagram.com/elise_krentzel/?hl=e

https://twitter.com/elisekrentzel

To connect to Simone and Your Choice Coach:

www.YourChoiceCoach.com

www.linkedin.com/in/simonesloan

https://yourchoicecoach.com

Twitter: @AimInspireGrow

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourBusinessGreatness

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“Engage, Influence, Change”

In this episode, Diane Winston, CEO and Founder of Winston Strategic Partners and Simone Sloan, CEO of Your Choice Coach,  share their experiences of working together through  value alignment, partnership, and collaboration.  We share our mantras and how we operationalize them both professionally and personally.  We also share why it is important to collaborate to win business.

Words of wisdom:  Pay it forward, share your gifts, and listen actively.

Diane Winston is a seasoned communications strategist with over 30 years of experience in corporate and consulting roles. She established her Winston Strategic Partners, LLC, in 2005, specializing in change management for organizations (Change Management), individuals (Executive Coaching and Leadership Development Training Seminars), and cultures (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion).

She is a Prosci-certified Change Management Practitioner and Diane recently completed her training as an Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator. She is a member of the Association of Change Management Professionals, the International Association of Business Communicators, Women in Public Policy, the Connecticut Business & Industry Association, and the New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce.

Diane demonstrates her commitment to her community on several fronts: She is a SCORE Workshop Speaker and Business Mentor for prospective and new business owners; a member of the National Black MBA Association for which she founded her local chapter’s Leaders of Tomorrow® Mentoring Program for high school students and served as a mentor for nine years; an Adult Sunday School facilitator at Harvest Time International Church, in Greenwich, Connecticut; and until recently, Diane served on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Lottery Corporation and the Small Business Council for the Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce.

She has an MBA from the University of Chicago, a BA from New York University. She is a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 1000 Small Businesses Program and the Executive Education Program at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

To connect to Simone and Your Choice Coach:

www.YourChoiceCoach.com

www.linkedin.com/in/simonesloan

https://yourchoicecoach.com

Twitter: @AimInspireGrow

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourBusinessGreatness

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“Find your recipe for success.”

Renata transitioned from the media to the health industry. As a first time entrepreneur she realized that you cannot wing your plan. She found and developed her tribe that helped her build her business success. Her aha moment in business came when she leveraged and owned her age, the good and bad.  Keep your mind fresh, keep your body moving, and believe in your dream.

Words of wisdom:  Regardless of your age, never stop learning!

Renata Joy is a Lifestyle and wellness expert, and the founder of Pure Joy Wellness—a community-based lifestyle brand that helps women over 50 improve their lives through fitness, nutrition, and self-care. A former Emmy-nominated television producer, Renata started Pure Joy Wellness to teach women the importance of taking care of themselves, and to show them how to regain their health and revitalize their bodies and spirits. She’s on a mission to change the conversation around aging, and to give women who have been left behind a voice. At 64, Renata is living proof that you can be confident and healthy at any age.

To connect to Renta Joy and Pure Joy Wellness

IG:  @purejoywellness

FB:  www.facebook.com/PureJoyWellness

FB Group:  www.facebook.com/groups/purejoywellnessgroup

Twitter: @purejoywellness

Linkedin:  www.linkedin.com/in/renatajoy

Website:  www.purejoywellness.com

Pinterest:  www.pinterest.com/purejoywellness

To connect to Simone and Your Choice Coach:

www.YourChoiceCoach.com

www.linkedin.com/in/simonesloan

https://yourchoicecoach.com

Twitter: @AimInspireGrow

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourBusinessGreatness

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“I build companies.”

In this episode, Tommy Simon shares his work with RPA. He shares wins companies have had when adopting this new technology, as well as the pros and cons to considering RPA.

Words of wisdom: companies need to adopt technology as part of their business strategy, people need to prepare themselves to be effective to navigate the future of technology, and countries need to invest in order to compete globally in the years to come.

About Tommy Simon:

Tommy Simon enjoys advocating with integrity, intelligence, creativity, and passion for his clients, employees and investors. He builds successful growing organizations that are profitable and socially responsible. He helps early stage companies grow through sales planning, guidance, and execution excellence. One of his passions is to provide business opportunities to results-oriented, passionate, driven individuals so they can thrive personally and professionally.

To connect to Tommy Simon:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommy-simon/

To connect to Simone and Your Choice Coach:

www.YourChoiceCoach.com

www.linkedin.com/in/simonesloan

https://yourchoicecoach.com

Twitter: @AimInspireGrow

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourBusinessGreatness

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Starting over is never easy. It takes preparation,  planning and time.  In this episode, Jennifer Dawn shares her journey from entrepreneur to corporate and back to an entrepreneur. She shares her challenges working in a toxic work environment.  From this toxic place, she begins to  emerge when she is asked to join a women’s empowerment group. The group helps her to start rebuilding her confidence, courage, and changes the course of her life.  Today, her passion is helping people find their joy.  She shares how she is able to “let it go and get into the flow of life.”

Words of wisdom: Ask people if they are OK.

About Jennifer Dawn:

Jennifer Dawn is a Whole-Life Business Coach, founder of Best Planner Ever and Best Journal Ever, and author of The Joy Guide: Finding Your Joy In A World of Crap. She began her entrepreneurial career selling apples off her grandfather’s tree because a lemonade stand was so “yesterday”. She’s a serial entrepreneur who has grown several multi-million dollar businesses, is a successful speaker, and author. She helps motivated entrepreneurs master their goals, achieve a mindset for success, and build remarkable businesses and lives through whole-life productivity and coaching.

To connect to Jennifer Dawn: JenniferDawnCoaching.com and BestPlannerEver.com

Facebook: @ JenniferDawn

Pinterest: @JenniferDawn8

LinkedIn: @JenniferDawn

YouTube: @JenniferDawn

To connect to Simone and Your Choice Coach:

www.YourChoiceCoach.com

www.linkedin.com/in/simonesloan

https://yourchoicecoach.com

Twitter: @AimInspireGrow

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourBusinessGreatness

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Tom Murphy is Founder and CEO of International Freight Drone. In this episode, Tom shares his passion for drones. He works with developing countries to help them build drone ports. This sustainability driven business works with the people within the countries. Tom states that the countries create the drone certification, provide education, and his company franchises for the ports to a local company, creating new businesses within the countries.

Tom’s word of wisdom:  “Be open to working with others and allowing them to help you? You will go much further with your idea and growth. Be OK with failing, just try.”

About Tom Murphy:

Tom Murphy brings over 35 years of success in the banking, trading, financial services, and technology industries. He is a catalyst for strategic change by creating technology visions that rebuild infrastructure, updating application portfolios, and improving technology organizations to meet the goals and budgets of the business.

International Freight Drone is a new company  that builds freight drones capable of carrying shipping containers over 430 miles. The ecosystem for drones, with the standards and best practices, will insure the industry's long-term and viable success.

Connect to  Tom Murphy:  www.linkedin.com/in/tom-murphy-4219b828

To learn more about International Freight Drone:  www.intlfreightdrone.org

To connect to Simone and Your Choice Coach:

www.YourChoiceCoach.com

www.linkedin.com/in/simonesloan

https://yourchoicecoach.com

Kendra is Founder and CEO of Reset and Kendra Ramirez Digital Agency. She has helped hundreds of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, leverage digital technologies. Her mission is to empower others and she leads a life of joy and a successful digital agency.  In this episode, Kendra shares her business journey lows and provides tools she used to get back on top.

Connect to Kendra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendraramirez/

Connect to Simone @  Your Choice Coach:

www.YourChoiceCoach.com

www.linkedin.com/in/simonesloan

https://yourchoicecoach.com

Twitter: @AimInspireGrow

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourBusinessGreatness

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Betty Brink is an expert on the mental and emotional aspects of dieting and body image.  She is the author of "The Main Meal: The New Perspective on Weight Loss." She will be speaking at TEDx Tenaya Paseo in January 2021.  The topic for this TEDx is Ideas Worth Spreading. Her topic is acceptance. In this episode, Betty shares her experience on the process to become a TEDx speaker. She also shares about her topic, acceptance, the ability increase your self-esteem, and stop your limiting beliefs.

TEDx Tenaya Paseo: Tickets: www.TedxTenayaPaseo.com

Contact Betty Brink: [email protected]  or www.TheMainMealWMS.com

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To connect to Simone and Your Choice Coach:

www.YourChoiceCoach.com

www.linkedin.com/in/simonesloan

https://yourchoicecoach.com

Twitter: @AimInspireGrow

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourBusinessGreatness

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