Women Worldwide With Deirdre Breakenridge

We wonder why our relationships can’t be easier. Shouldn’t love feel like magic? Unlike magical romance movies, our love stories don’t stop at a happy ending. Relationships are more than that. What makes a long-lasting, healthy relationship? Lesley Eccles became well-known for co-founding Fanduel, a fantasy sports company, alongside her husband. After years of development in technology, Lesley took a hard pivot into what she’s doing today. She dedicated her time toward building a self-care app called Relish. When reflecting on her life and work, Lesley grew an interest in improving relationship management. She discovered that one of the biggest parts of relationship management is actually self-awareness. Now, Lesley helps people understand how they show up in a relationship. Giving even more value, she talks about gaining the perspective of the other people in the relationship to have better communication. Relish supplies suggestions and guidance for navigating relationships, and Lesley is explaining the basi

When you hear the word “cannabis” what is your first thought? Be honest. Is it that it’s a drug and why are we talking about it? For so many people, women in particular, that is the exact reaction. But what if we’ve had it all wrong all these years?  Tekisha Harvey has spent her entire career in marketing and after leaving the corporate world, knew she wanted to dive into something new and different. That’s when she found out about the growing cannabis industry.  After trying a few products herself, she knew that it was time to turn the conversation away from the negative propaganda that has been perpetrated for years and start talking about wellness.  She is sharing all about how she came up with the idea for CannaCurious and why she’s passionate about spreading the cannabis for wellness message. It’s time to remember that cannabis is a plant with amazing healing properties and Tekisha is ready and willing to answer your questions! Show Notes: [02:30] Welcome Tekisha Harvey and learn more about her path to

Emily Rapp Black is an author and creative writing professor who is making waves helping women to grapple with grief and find their own words. Her latest book Sanctuary, is her own memoir diving into her journey of loss and finding her resilience. So what does resilience mean to you?  When she was initially going through the loss of her son, people kept commenting on how resilient and strong she was, but that felt off. Resilience is not the same thing as strength. You don’t have to find it, you already have it.  Instead of thinking of resilience as something that you have to cultivate and nurture, think of it as something that you need to find within yourself. Also, know that ours is not a culture built to understand and strengthen resilience. Especially for women.  Listen as we chat about her book, her thoughts on resilience, and why she’s so passionate about teaching others. That passion comes through every single time she mentions her students and the women in her grief group.  We had an amazing conversat

Lisa Bien is a highly sought-after motivational speaker and media personality who is changing lives with her story and her work. She’s authored three books and hosts her very own Temple TV program called Your Best Life with Lisa. She joins me today to talk all about being in the media and what you can do to make it your reality if that’s your desire. Lisa is able to get down to the nitty-gritty of other people’s stories because she has quite the story of her own. She went from a divorced, single mom who lost her job, to author, motivational speaker, and TV personality because she had the drive to change her life.  She knows that you can do the same because she did it too. She’s dedicated to helping others Bounce Back from life’s challenges while motivating them to keep working toward their dreams.  Listen as she shares her story, how she got into the media, and why she’s passionate about helping others to live their dream. As she says, this isn’t a rehearsal. We only get one life. Live it to the fullest. List

Your emotional intelligence impacts all aspects of your business. No matter if you’re a manager, in the C-Suite, or running your own business, your decisions impact more than just you. So how do you make better decisions?  The best thing to do is to work on your emotional intelligence. I recently finished my latest book, Answers for Ethical Marketers, and in it I provide a short list of questions for you to answer. These questions will help you evaluate your emotional intelligence level and where you may need to do some work.  Listen in with a notebook nearby and answer these few quiz questions for yourself. How did you fare? What do you need to work on? Do you believe that your emotional intelligence is what connects ethical conduct and decision-making?  Show Notes: [01:02] Welcome back to Women Worldwide.  [01:50] Emotional intelligence is your ability to be self-aware and be self-disciplined.  [02:42] Do you respond rather than react to stimuli? Take this quick quiz. [04:14] Your decisions affect every a

Practicing mindfulness is one way to combat the stressors of our ever-changing world. Michelle Enriquez is a corporate mindfulness strategist who works with leaders and change-makers to be more mindful and intentional. Have you done your mindfulness practice today?  Michelle has spent years learning more about mindfulness practices and how to apply them in a corporate setting. She creates personalized mindfulness plans and provides accountability to many of New York’s top professionals, politicians, and athletes.  She’s joining me today to talk about why we need to practice mindfulness each day. She’s giving us actionable tips and advice to put into our daily practice as well. Not into meditation? That’s fine. Michelle knows and shares several ways that you can begin to incorporate daily mindfulness practices into your own life.  The first step? Being more in tune with your breath and how it impacts your mood, thoughts, and actions.  Listen as she shares how you can get started even if you’re a complete begin

Vulnerability in leadership. They seem like two completely disconnected concepts but what Terese Lam has found is that vulnerability builds trust. That is the key to keeping your company connected while working remotely. Terese Lam started her life and her journey in Australia. She had a love for culture and HR and made her career in building company relationships. Through a series of fortunate events, she made her way to the U.S. and is now the Chief People Officer of Wind River.  While she’d already had a fairly vast remote team, there were still opportunities within the company to visit both remote and in-person teams. This past year took all that away. What has she done to keep her teams connected and thriving?  They have definitely incorporated more Zoom meetings but it’s the content of the meetings that have really changed. Instead of getting right to business, time is spent just getting to know more about her team, their lives, their struggles, and how they’re feeling about their world and work.  That

Beautiful, modern, sustainably made products that also keep families safe and responsible while partaking of the healing powers of cannabis? That’s exactly what Sharon Kevis thought of when she created Forti Goods. She segued from interior designer to furniture creator and business owner and is excited about this innovative new product. Sharon launched Forti Goods in the midst of a pandemic but there’s definitely a market for this product. Cannabis prohibition has failed, as their website states, which means it’s time to elevate the reputation of the plant.  That being said, not everyone is on board with Sharon’s idea. She’s already getting plenty of hate on the social channels, but she makes a very keen point. Do people call up Crate & Barrel and complain about liquor carts? No? Then they really shouldn’t do so with cannabis! My favorite part of this conversation is how Sharon has approached building her business. She has a fantastic mindset around growth and business building and her overall approach is

If you’re running a business, then it is time to start investing in becoming a better storyteller. Stop relying on the marketing gobbledygook and start relating to your clients and customers in a real way. Christoph Trappe is one of the foremost experts on just this and he’s sharing his thoughts on Going Live. Christoph has spent years helping businesses to tell their stories more effectively and to better reach their ideal audiences. What has that meant in recent years? It has meant taking static marketing methods and making them more dynamic by changing the delivery. He is now a global top 14 content marketer and top 100 online marketer. He loves the beauty and challenge of content marketing campaigns because at the end of the day, they last. Content really is king in marketing but only if you’re making the right content for your business. Listen as he shares his thoughts on content but more specifically why live streaming is the best way to create content these days. He’s also sharing his tips for creatin

When hard times come upon you and your life, how do you react to them? Do you approach them as learning opportunities or do you allow them to ruin the moment? Andrea Heuston has faced her share of tough times, but she’s still here smiling and empowering others. Listen in to learn all about her story. Andrea’s corporate life started off with a bang. She was the head of a team at her company and then was asked to fire all of them. The next day she too was laid off. Rather than give anyone that kind of control over her finances again, she stepped fully into the entrepreneurial world.  Fast-forward through three very impactful events in her life and she knew that she was meant for more. Which was why she wrote her book, Stronger on the Other Side. Listen as she shares more about the book and what she hopes her readers take away from her experiences. She’s even sharing some of the questions that she keeps on hand to ask herself when things are spinning out of control. Andrea has been through some seriously major

So many people need a voice in this world that we’ve created. One of the most underserved communities, and one who may truly not have a voice to share their experience, are those who suffer from hearing loss. Janice Lintz is a fierce advocate for this group and is sharing her advice for taking your advocacy to a whole new level. Janice first started to realize that there were disparities for those with hearing loss after giving birth to her daughter. Her daughter was born hearing impaired and as such Janice was thrust into a world that she didn’t fully understand but that she knew needed change.  In her time advocating for this community she has come up against federal agencies and huge corporations who have pushed aside accommodations for this group year after year. All of the setbacks and rejections have done nothing more than fuel the fire of her convictions. Listen as she shares more about her story and what it takes to become a fierce advocate for causes that you believe in. She’s not stopping until thos

Kate Isler is back on Women Worldwide and this time she’s written a book! In case you missed her first episode and aren’t sure who Kate is, here’s a quick rundown. Kate is an activist, wife, author, mother, partner, friend, businessperson, sister, and risk-taker who never had any intention of being an entrepreneur, but life had other plans.  The last time we spoke with Kate she was launching Be Bold Now and since then has shifted and pivoted into speaking and authorship. She’s also launched TheWMarketplace with a partner and in general, has stepped fully into entrepreneurship.  She never had any intention of becoming an author. Writing a book was never a bucket list item for her, but after spending 20 years with Microsoft and seeing how her experiences shaped her, she knew she needed to share her knowledge with other women.  Breaking Borders is an ode to her years in the start-up space and realizing that the one thing she didn’t do was allow others to diminish her presence. Listen as she shares where the last

As we all know, Covid has highlighted the disparities in the school system in every single state. Prior to Covid however there were already people working to bridge the gap. Abby Daly is one of those people. She is the Founder of Bridge of Books and is working to get physical books into the hands of children all over New Jersey. Abby started out her career in the legal profession. She knew once she had kids however that she didn’t want to stay. Luckily she was able to pivot and is now working on a cause near and dear to her heart.  Bridge of Books has been putting donated books into the hands of underserved kids in the state of New Jersey for over 20 years and in that time they’ve been able to move millions of books.  Listen as Abby shares more about the Foundation, her TEDx Talk, and how Covid has had them making changes to their operations. It has been proven that children who have access to books are able to adapt and develop more easily than those who don’t.  Abby’s mission is one of gold. If you want to

Ethics is a huge issue in business and in life. What happens when you break all the rules of ethics in business? Sometimes it leads to time in prison. Listen as Richard Bistrong shares his story and why he’s passionate about companies leaning into a culture of ethical behavior. For the first part of his career, Richard was in sales. Instead of always choosing the ethical path, however, he engaged in criminal activity to the tune of bribing foreign leaders. For this, he was put in jail for several months, but he realized the error of his ways and used the time to prepare for a new lease on life and business.  He is now a consultant on foreign bribery, ethics, and compliance issues as well as a writer and speaker. He is adamant that the way to move away from tense ethical situations is to instill a corporate culture of ethical behavior at every level.  It is so much easier for employees and the C-suite to make ethical decisions at any time when it is clear that ethics is a core value.  Richard is sharing all ab

Do you rule your emotions or are you ruled by them? Did you know that your emotions are the drivers for almost everything in your life? Masha Malka has been coaching clients internationally for 18 years after obtaining her Master’s in Higher Education and various certifications in ALT, NLP, Transformational thinking, and more.  What does this mean? It means that she is extremely in tune with her emotions and how they can help her in achieving her dreams.  It wasn’t always that way, however. She wasn’t always sure of how she wanted to spend her life and for a time, her emotions completely ruled her. After deciding to take back her life, she realized exactly how she wanted to impact the world.  She’s now implementing her One Minute Coach system and writing books to help female entrepreneurs get back to a healthy place emotionally. Listen in to hear more about her story and why she’s so passionate about helping others to succeed.  Show Notes: [01:35] How much are you focused on your emotions?  [03:22] What made

When you’re the only woman in the room, but especially the only woman of color in the room, do you have a responsibility to help others rise up? Some would say yes, others no, but for Sonia Zeledon, it is her passion to reach back and pull others forward.  Sonia is an attorney who specializes in regulatory and compliance law. She’s now working with the Hershey Company after spending years working on international regulatory cases. And many times, she is the only woman in a room full of men who are working on international cases when they’ve never even left the country.  It is her passion to mentor the next generation and to give life and voice to those who are changing the mores of leadership in a professional setting. She has found her purpose in helping others’ to rise and she pays it forward by creating strong relationships with the next generation.  Listen as she shares more about her journey, why mentorship was so important as she started her career, and what she’s doing to give back. The 3Ps are an impo

No matter if you’re using Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Clubhouse, or any other social media platform to grow your authority and visibility, you need to do it strategically. Mandy McEwen has spent more than a decade helping her clients do just this and she’s here to share her tips and tricks.  Mandy is the Founder and CEO of Mod Girl Marketing, an award-winning digital marketing agency. She and her team build influential personal brands for high-performing business leaders and executive teams, and they do it all with targeted content and strategy.  When she first started her agency, she dabbled in all things marketing and brand development, but she realized that LinkedIn was the place that she loved. Most of her ideal clients were already on LinkedIn but they weren’t using the platform properly and she set out to remedy that.  She has now created 8+ marketing courses and is a Top 20 Female Marketer per G2 and she’s sharing that knowledge with the Women Worldwide Community. Her #1 tip? Become attuned

We all use our brains differently to process our experiences in the world, but what is the intersection between the logical mind and creativity. Gina Rubel, CEO of Furia Rubel Communications, has been studying this connection her entire career.  As a former lawyer with a background in PR, she has been decades understanding how people think and how that impacts their everyday decisions. Her company was the first Pennsylvania marketing and public relations agency with a niche in the legal field.  Not only is her background in PR but she’s also written not one, but two books on public relations for lawyers. What does she credit for her successes in PR, law, and now in entrepreneurship? Understanding how logic and creativity mix and mingle and ways to blend them to create the best possible results for her clients.  Listen as she shares more about her background and why she’s found solace in taking back her time. No longer does she hold on to all the pieces of her business. Instead, she has learned that delegation

How do you express yourself to the world? Do you ever find yourself being held back by expectations and doubt? What would it feel like to let it all go and feel free to express yourself exactly as you wish? For Gilda Garza, that is the reality. Gilda Garza is a celebrity-favorite artist known for pushing the limits of raw emotion in a way that captivates the soul and sparks curiosity. She is famously known as the first artist to ever exhibit on the Las Vegas strip. She’s won the hearts of artists, collectors, and celebrities around the world. But her work is not just for her or her patrons. She’s been using her work to help fund charitable organizations and create income for causes she believes in. One of her pieces sold for over $80K and she used every bit of it to donate to one such cause.  Growing up in Mexico to an artist mother, she has always felt free to express herself. It isn’t always easy but it is absolutely always worth it.  Listen as she shares her story and why art is her life and her passion. S

When you hear the word “trauma” what do you immediately think of? For so many of us, we think of major life events, big hurts, and huge feelings. But trauma is caused by all hurts because it has more to do with how our brain reacts to pain than what causes the pain.  Dr. Alauna is a trauma psychiatrist and she advocates for building a set of skills to deal with trauma rather than prescribing pills. She’s studied trauma and psychology for over a decade and spent much of that time helping our US Military veterans. Building a stronger set of skills designed to help you process trauma in many cases alleviates the need for medications. Dr. Alauna has been researching the best methods and skills to develop for years and now uses evidence-based practices to help her clients live healthier, less anxious lives.  Listen as she shares what trauma truly is, why it’s important to understand how your body reacts to trauma, and ways you can process trauma in a healthy way. She’s digging deep into the science behind how our