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A milestone to celebrate
A few days ago we hit 200,000 podcast downloads! I’m so grateful for all of you who listen, who share it, and who’ve written to me to tell me how much the Speaking Your Brand podcast has helped you. It took half the amount of time to go from 100,000 to 200,000 downloads as it…
Read MoreYou Say You Want to be a Thought Leader: What That Really Means & How to Find Your Voice with Carol Cox and Diane Diaz [Finding Your Voice Series]: Podcast Ep. 180
Have you struggled to figure out what to say, whether it’s on a social media post or in a presentation? Have you stopped yourself from sharing something because you weren’t sure what the reaction would be? Do you feel like there’s something deeper, more meaningful, more impactful you want to say, but you haven’t…
Read MoreThe Most Important Questions in Negotiations with Alexandra (Alex) Carter: Podcast Ep. 178
This is not your typical conversation or approach to negotiations. I came across my guest, Alexandra (Alex) Carter, on another podcast where she was talking about her new book called “Ask for More: Ten Questions to Negotiate Anything.” Alex is a Director of the Mediation Clinic at Columbia Law School, where she is also…
Read MoreA Radically Different Approach to Understanding Racism with April Harter, LCSW: Podcast Ep. 177
We’ve been hearing and seeing a lot over the past few weeks about anti-racism education and the need for white people (like me) to learn about how deep systemic racism is embedded throughout our society and the actions we can take to combat racism and anti-Blackness. This is a very different conversation about racism. My…
Read MoreHandling Triggers, Reactions, and Emotions in Ourselves and Others with Lara Currie: Podcast Ep. 176
We’re all feeling a lot of emotions and seeing reactions and triggers in ourselves and others. Whether we’re having one-on-one conversations with family and friends, interacting on social media, watching the news, or even speaking to audiences, how can we better understand how to recognize triggers in ourselves and others and handle them better? My…
Read MoreThe Work of Anti-Racism as White Women with Carol Cox and Diane Diaz: Podcast Ep. 175
This is a conversation for white women about our role and privilege in a racist and white supremacist society and the work *we* need to do. As Kamala Harris said in a recent tweet: “The deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor are not isolated incidents. They are the result of systematic…
Read MoreHosting Your Own Virtual Summit with Dr. Holly Tucker: Podcast Ep. 174
Have you thought about hosting your own virtual summit? We’ve talked quite a bit for the past few months about the power of hosting webinars, which are typically just you talking to your audience (perhaps with a co-host). Virtual summits, on the other hand, typically bring together a group of speakers on a topic, with you as the host pre-recording…
Read MoreGoing Virtual with Your Business and Speaking for the First Time with Dr. Bibi Pirayesh: Podcast Ep. 173
What happens when your entire business is in person, from meeting with clients to speaking, and the pandemic hits and that’s no longer possible? My guest is Dr. Bibi Pirayesh, who is an educational therapist in the Los Angeles area. Bibi faced this in mid-March when California closed the schools and issued their stay-at-home order.…
Read MoreGet Past Perfection and Throw Out the Script with Joy Spencer: Podcast Ep. 172
Get ready to be inspired to get past perfection and throw out the script you may *think* (consciously or unconsciously) you should be using in your career, business, and life. My guest is Joy Spencer, who works as an organizational development consultant and is a certified professional coach. Joy and I worked together earlier this…
Read MoreCarol Cox on the She Thinks Big Podcast: Speak Up in Your Field (Ep. 84)
I had the pleasure of being on the She Thinks Big podcast with Geraldine Carter. I went on to help Geraldine’s audience understand what is keeping women from getting in front of the microphone. Here are the top takeaways: #1. Get over perfectionism. You have to start where you are, you will get better as…
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