Trainer and communications consultant Donna Howell-DePew draws upon an extensive background in sales, manufacturing, quality processes, systems development, and performance. She combines expertise in these fields with facilitation skills to create simple, fun, yet effective ways to integrate new skills into her clients’ work repertoire. A masterful facilitator, Donna possesses an uncanny ability to take great concepts and make them real, interweaving them into clients’ processes for greatest advantage. She emphasizes participant interaction, encouraging trainees to dig deep to create their own value and take responsibility for effective learning and implementation.
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The perfection is in the imperfection. If everything is perfect then you can’t go anywhere. Donna discusses how you can find the opportunity from the not knowing what’s coming next.
Many times we enter a conversation with just our agenda. Listen in to find out why you need to be present in the conversation no matter the outcome and why it’s not just about your agenda.
No matter what stage you are in business – startup or wanting to move to multiple figures – you will always need to dive in to get to the next stage. Donna discusses what to do to be brave and what strategies you need to do to move to the next stage.
What does BRAVE mean?
We get feedback from our environment many times and sometimes we don’t like it as it is not part of our planning and systems. Brave is being able to see that it’s something you need to do. You might not like it but you do need to see it. Believe in yourself and know you’re meant to be here.
Angie Mattson Stegall is an award-winning author, intuitive business coach/consultant, and “Make Some Room Master.” Her profound sense of adventure, creativity, and her deep knowledge of “soft skills” (think: communication, emotional intelligence, diplomacy, and working with teams) allows her to guide her clients and their teams through activities in a way that invites them to engage with their own creativity personally and professionally.
At a deeper level, Angie’s work is grounded in love and truth. She often says, “It’s okay to want what you want. Admit what you want and want it with your whole heart.” Her work is about healing. Bringing the light. Ending suffering in the world in the weird, intuitive, powerful, soul-satisfying way that she does it.
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Angie had a fear of white water but went on a river rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. Angie learned through this experience how to be brave. Find out how this trip helped Angie get through difficult stages of growth in her business.
Angie talks about the brave decisions she had to make in her personal and professional life. Learn how when you take a brave step, you discover more about yourself and your brave muscles.
Do you want to get new ideas and new heart into your business? Angie shares how by putting a pause on your business you will get new energy for growth.
Angie got a mentor before starting her own business. Find out why this approach worked for Angie and the benefits of working with a mentor.
What does BRAVE mean?
Brave is telling the truth. When something isn’t working for you – say it out loud.
Denise Brosseau is a thought leadership strategist, speaker and the author of Ready to Be a Thought Leader?, published by Wiley in 2014.
Denise is the CEO of Thought Leadership Lab, a boutique professional services firm which specializes in building leaders into thought leaders -- increasing their 'discoverability,' amplifying their influence and catalyzing strategic connections that lead to a seat at the table for the conversations that matter.
In 2012, she was honored by the White House as a Champion of Change. Today, she lectures at Stanford Business School and speaks for companies like Google, Microsoft and KPMG.
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What is Thought Leadership versus leadership? How is it connected to being a change agent?
Do you want to start a business? Not sure what area to specialize in and what market to serve? Denise has the answer for you.
Do you find that the world around you can derail you from building a successful business? How do you stay informed, be empathetic and still stay grounded in your business? Listen in for Denise's advice.
What does BRAVE mean?
Brave is stepping to the edge, seeing what's next and going forward. If you are not living on the edge, you are taking too much room.
Lauren Midgley, business consultant – author – powerhouse professional speaker, started her company Courage to Succeed Consulting in 2010, after a 25 year career with two Fortune 500 companies. She is a long-time observer and “study-er” of why some people are successful and others are not. Productivity plays a huge part.
Lauren focuses on the topic of personal productivity and how it impacts lives. She has written three books and has spoken to groups nationally. Her recently released third book, It’s 6 a.m and I’m Already Behind – Strategies to Get Caught Up in a Crazy-Busy World has received rave reviews as being a fresh approach to the Productivity topic.
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Lauren discovered that in her day she was doing a lot but she was not getting done what needed to be done. Lauren shares how she discovered what she needed to do to have a productive day.
Find out the pivot point that led Lauren to leave her corporate job and make the move to start her own company.
The productive mind - Lauren tells you how to get focused and figure out the priorities to have a productive day.
Get Lauren's top strategies for productivity. Find out what a successful day needs to look like and how to set your time so you get done what needs to get done.
What does BRAVE mean?
Brave is fighting your fear. Fighting your fear is finding out what's driving the resistance of why you are not taking the action.
Jacinth Tracey, BSc., BA., MA, PhD is an award-winning women’s leadership and business coach. She is also a professional speaker and multiple bestselling author of such books as “Shut the BUT Up! How to Overcome the 50 Life-Stealing Excuses that Keep You Stuck, Broke, and Powerless”; “Master Your Money Mindset: Get From Pain Point to Profit Point in Your Entrepreneurial Business”; and “Dump Your Fear: A Woman’s Guide to Overcoming Fear and Claiming Her Personal Power”.
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Leadership is for everyone. Jacinth and Jena share why to be a leader, you don't need to be a CEO of a company or run your own business.
Jacinth needed to overcome her fears to launch her own business and live an authentic and value based life. Listen in as Jacinth lets us know how by trusting in the universe and showing up, everything falls into place.
Do you want to feel more confident? Discover why the secret to confidence is first acting confident and then the feelings will come later.
"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." ~ Paulo Coelho.
What does BRAVE mean?
Brave is being able to manage your fear and make it work for you. When you open the door and move through your barriers - you will find because you took the action and addressed the fear you became empowered.