Women are now breaking barriers in male-denominated industries and today's guest is a testament to that. In this episode, Dr. Monikah and Amy interview Kristin Smith, President of  Smith Flooring, Inc. to talk about paving the way in business. 

Smith Flooring, Inc. Smith Flooring strives to lead the commercial flooring industry in the Delaware Valley. Since day one, Kristin Smith and James Smith have focused on three promises: Completing work on-time, on-budget, and with the highest professional quality. By consistently delivering results, they’ve earned the trust of many loyal, longtime customers who know they can count on them for superior service. Smith Flooring is also a company of integrity and is a certified MBE, DBE, WBE, and WBENC Women-Owned Business. 

With the many hats that we wear each day, it is difficult to focus on just one thing.

In this episode of the Your Circle of Influence Podcast, Dr. Monikah and Amy discuss what it means to focus on one thing at a time and how you can actually walk that out. 

There is an African proverb that says "If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together." 

This shows the importance of having the right connections if you want your business to grow.

In this episode, Dr. Monikah and Amy interviewed the queen of networking and making connections,  Melissa Tabao-Aidukas to discuss how to generate quality connections in business.

• Dress up 
• Be courteous
• Be authentic 
• Build relationships

If you want to learn more about My Coffee Connect you can go to www.wibsn.com or email Melissa at [email protected] or connect with her on LinkedIn. 


Melissa Aidukas is the founder and CEO of Women in Business Social Networking and My Coffee Connect.  Melissa’s passion for entrepreneurship began as a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant and Dove Chocolate Independent Sales Representative. Her vision of women business owners supporting, motivating, and inspiring one another grew from these early experiences into her successful networking group, Connect Women in Business in 2012. 

Since the business’s inception, she received the runner-up nomination for Best Organizations in PA, awarded by Montco Happening; appeared on Fox on Q, RVN TV, CEO Chat and Power up your Passion,  TWO Word Story of This is It,  and Exposed and Express and was invited as a guest speaker at Lehigh Valley Elite Network and Innovative Networking Professionals.

Melissa believes her greatest accomplishments, however, have been teaching business owners how to network effectively, providing quality connections for her attendees,
and supporting local businesses in driving their success. In 2020, Melissa started My Coffee Connect virtually, allowing her to support business connections both nationally and internationally. Her tenacity, passion, networking expertise, and attention to detail have provided hundreds of business owners with the opportunity to make meaningful and lasting business connections. Melissa lives in Douglasville, Pennsylvania with her husband and two sons. She enjoys biking and dining out with her husband and most of all, family time.

In this very special episode of Your Circle of Influence Podcast,  Dr. Monikah and Amy talk about: 
1. The lessons they have learned in the podcasting process, 
2. What they loved about it, 
3. What mistakes they made and wished they would have done differently, and 
4. What is the future of the podcast

A lot of people, especially women, in the entrepreneurial space come in for purpose first and then try to figure out how to fit in profit second. 

In this episode, Amy interviews Tephanie Delaney, founder and CEO of Wild-Eyed Visionary Consulting to talk about how to profit with purpose.  Tephanie is a business and lifestyle maven. She serves a community of fellow visionaries, entrepreneurs, businesses, and brands. She leverages her extensive entrepreneurial background to help people to create profit while they are living their purpose.

• People value you more when they have invested financially
• Understand that your talent is a gift not only there to serve others but is also there to serve yourself. 
• Create boundaries. You cannot drown while teaching someone else how to swim. 
• Always be prepared to shift.

To learn more about Tephanie and book a consultation go to www.tephaniedelaney.com. 

The visionary coaching Academy will be launching next month where you can purchase courses or get free content. 

You can also join her virtual summit "Turn your Purpose into Profit" on February 15, 2021 at 1:00 - 4:00 PM CST.  The 2021 Turn Your Purpose Into Profit Summit will bring together dynamic speakers, workshops and women from around the country to uncover and fully empower their purpose! It's time to come ALIVE in service and live a fulfilling life of abundance! Register here: bit.ly/TYPIP

 

Setting up a goal and achieving it is somewhat different from each other.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Monikah and Amy talk about the difference between goal setting and goal achieving.  They also discuss the types of people:

• those with the ability to be good in both goal setting and achieving it
• those who are good only in visualizing and planning a goal but need others to put it into action
• those who are good at doing tasks but lack visualization and planning.  

Moreover, they mentioned about types of people who can help in reaching your goal, like; a team that is responsible for doing the task, peers to help you focus in case you got lost in the process, and lastly strategists to help you along with the steps.  

Ever feel that you are getting a lot of "No's" and rejection from your investors, partners, or clients? 

Collaboration and connection are important to help your business grow. But it is very hard to enroll people to a vague idea and destination.  The key to getting the collaboration you want is articulation. 

In this episode Dr. Monikah and Amy interview Didi Wong.  They talk about the importance of articulation and how to master it. She gives tips on how to make those first few minutes count and leave a lasting connection that people will remember. 

For queries and more information you can go to www.didiwong.com or send her an email at [email protected]

Born in Hong Kong, raised in England and now residing in Los Angeles, Didi Wong is an Award-Winning International Keynote Speaker, Hollywood Film & TV Producer & Financier, Serial Entrepreneur, Business & Speaking Mentor, Best-Selling Author, and Angel Investor.

She was given the highest level award of “Women of the Decade for Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital” from the Women Economic Forum as well as an award of Achievements, Recognition and Excellence by the National Council of Women from the Egyptian Government.  She has also been honored to speak at the Global Entrepreneurship Initiative at the United Nations and she was the resident speaker on the Think and Grow Rich Legacy World Tour 2019.  

With Dr. Monikah and Amy's new book entitled "When Women Lead" launching soon, they walk us through the 7 Feminine Principles of  Leadership.  

In this episode, they start to discuss the first principle, 100% is possible 100% of the time.  

• you will face obstacles and challenges but there will always be possibilities. 
• keeping this thought opens you to a lot of opportunities. 

Michelle Ward, CEO of 90 Day Business Launch, is a business coach who guides creative, multi-passionate women to become entrepreneurs. Since 2008, she’s helped hundreds of these women launch their dream businesses so they can get the freedom, authenticity and fulfilment they’re seeking in their day-to-day lives. You may have seen or heard her in New York Magazine, The Huffington Post, Etsy, Newsweek, Freelancers Union, USA Today, the Forbes Top 100 Websites for your Career List, EO Fire, Real Talk Radio, The Unmistakable Creative or 150+ other media outlets. She’s the teacher of Create Your Dream Career and Ditch Your Day Job, which were watched by tens of thousands of people on CreativeLive. When she’s not coaching, teaching or speaking, she can be found building a fort for her little girl, sitcom-binging with her husband, strumming her ukulele or belting out show tunes. Make a grown-up living with a business you love at 90DayBusinessLaunch.com. 

 Check her website at www.90daybusinesslaunch.com

Censorship is a word that has been so politicized that people are ignoring it on one side, and on the other side, it causes feelings of anger and frustration.  

In this episode, Dr. Monikah and Amy talk about censorship, how this affects businesses, what we need to be prepared for, and what is the relationship between big tech, big business, and our freedom of speech. 

• Read and understand the rules and terms of your social media platforms.
• Get a backup of your files.