Episode 166: How to Build Resilience After Burnout
From Dallas Startup Week (August 10, 2022) Lauren shares helpful tips to gain awareness to the beginning signs of burnout and what you can do to convert frustration and exhaustion into opportunities.
Download the free resources from the event here: https://learn.spitfirecoach.com/innovation
Episode 165: Strategic Marketing Through the Customer Lens
From Dallas Startup Week's Women of Innovation on August 10th, Lauren speaks to a live audience on rethinking strategic marketing through the customer lens.
Episode 164: Leveraging Your Leadership Style to Maximize Your Influence and Impact
This is the audio replay of the July 22 Webinar on Maximizing Your Spitfire Leadership Archetype. To view the full video replay, click the following link: https://youtu.be/qOmYNCPGFJg
Episode 163: How Much Do You Trust Yourself?
When you think about trust it’s usually between people, but what about within?
In today’s episode, Lauren reflects on a recent session where this word was gnawing under the surface. Hear what unlocked it and what came after it’s release.
Episode 162: Getting Dirty About Business with Christina McInnis of AgriTech and Soilkit
When was the last time you got your hands dirty?
For Christina McInnis, this is a part of her daily life. Whether she's in the garden or in a team meeting. After meeting Christina during the Capital One Catapult Program, we knew we had to dig into what was her nutrient mixture of success.
Her company AgriTech makes SoilKit, which won the pitch competition at Catapult and 2022 WBENC 2022. Check it out at www.soilkit.com
Episode 161: It's Time to Tell the Whole Truth
Are you ready to tell the truth about yourself?
It's time to let go of the qualifying language, the minimizing lens, and the lies from past stories.
Imagine seeing yourself for who you actually are. In today's show, I'm sharing insights from a recent conference and coaching sessions on the theme.
Can you handle the truth?
Are you ready to tell the truth about yourself?
It's time to let go of the qualifying language, the minimizing lens, and the lies from past stories.
Imagine seeing yourself for who you actually are. In today's show, I'm sharing insights from a recent conference and coaching sessions on the theme.
Can you handle the truth?
Episode 160: Designing for the New Workflow with Lauren Chipman of Chipman Design Architecture
How do we connect without overloading schedules?
How do we learn without organic absorption in the office?
How do we rapidly respond with so much unknown?
Join The Laurens for an open discussion about redesigning work and the workplace.
Are there any new ideas out there? Anyone? Anyone?
In today's episode, I sit down with Lauren Chipman, CEO of Chipman Design Architecture to chat about what's needed to start thinking differently about the way we work, the way we meet, and the way we onboard.
How do we connect without overloading schedules?
How do we learn without organic absorption in the office?
How do we rapidly respond with so much unknown?
Join The Laurens for an open discussion about redesigning work and the workplace.
About Lauren Chipman, CEO, Chipman Design Architecture
A multi-disciplinary designer and performing artist, Lauren Chipman brings a distinct sense of creative leadership to her position as CEO at Chipman Design Architecture. Lauren’s unconventional background and sense of innovation bring a fresh perspective to hospitality, retail and restaurant spaces. Despite helming an established firm that supports clients like Chick-fil-A, Ulta Beauty, and Marriott, Lauren’s entrepreneurial vision goes beyond traditional industry approaches. A holistic leader, Lauren leverages her experience as an industry outsider to cultivate a forward-thinking environment composed of a diverse team.
Lauren has spoken at numerous conferences, including Globalshop, Google Zeitgeist, design:retail Forum, and was recently recognized with vmsd’s “40 under 40 award.”
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-chipman-well-ap-040193b2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chipmandesign/
Website: https://www.chipman.design/
Episode 159: Audacious Confidence with Alicia Couri
Have you ever thought to yourself, "If only I could do that", "If only I were brave enough", "If only I had the courage to try that"?
You're not alone.
So how did Alicia Couri go from behind the scenes to front and center?
Have you ever thought to yourself, "If only I could do that", "If only I were brave enough", "If only I had the courage to try that"?
You're not alone.
So how did Alicia Couri go from behind the scenes to front and center?
In today's episode, we're exploring where the quantum leaps and shifts happened to rediscover that audacious inner Spitfire that needed to come out and what you can do to activate yours.
About Alicia Couri
As the Audacious Confidence™ Growth Expert and Legacy Queen elect for Woman of Achievement, Alicia Couri, knows what it is like to hide in the shadows, struggling with low self-worth. She now strives to Influence, Educate, Inspire, and Entertain audiences to encourage them to step boldly in the direction of their dreams and achieve what is possible despite their feelings, fears or past failures. She is the founder of Alicia Couri Inc.; a boutique consulting firm specializing in the development of Audaciously Proactive leaders & teams using brain science and people data to get results, AC Beauty; onsite professional MUAH services & the RedCarpetCEO™; a digital media company. Alicia is an Author of multiple books, a Speaker, Actor, Beauty Professional, and coaches leaders to show up more powerfully with strong Executive Presence. She Executive Produces and Hosts the Nationally Syndicated Podcast – “Leading with Audacious Confidence™”, and 3 Web/tv shows – “Small Business Saturday Shout-Out”, “Love My Body, Love Myself” & “Unleash Your Audacious Confidence™” on Win Win Women TV Network. She is on the Advisory Board of Keiser University, A Faculty Member of BoldHaus - an INC. 5000 company, and the Marketing Chairperson of the Black Owned Media Alliance (BOMA).
@TheAliciaCouri
@AudaciousConfidence (IG)
@TheRedCarpetCEO (Twitter)
https://aliciacouri.com
Episode 158: How to Shift out of a Hunger Games Mindset in Small Business with Andrea Lyons
Andrea Lyons of All About Presentation joins us for an honest discussion about the mindset that not only allowed her company to survive the pandemic but thrive and grow. Now looking forward, Andrea explores what it's going to take to shift her company and her team to the next level.
Andrea Lyon’s company, All About Presentation, didn’t just survive the pandemic, it flourished! With a dominantly in-person business, Andrea and her team needed to shift, pivot, and do whatever they needed to keep the lights on.
Now two years later, she is in a place to zoom out and see what might be holding her back in getting to the next level of her business.
What happens when we're in survival for so long?
How do we get addicted to stress?
And how do we break that addiction to get to where we want to go next?
Andrea Lyons of All About Presentation joins us for an honest discussion about the mindset that not only allowed her company to survive the pandemic but thrive and grow. Now looking forward, Andrea explores what it's going to take to shift her company and her team to the next level.
About Andrea Lyons
Andréa Lyons is the CEO and Executive Producer at All About Presentation, an international woman and minority-owned live and virtual event strategy and management company. Since 2007, All About Presentation has produced over 1500 events, designed the event experience for over 350,000 event attendees, and managed over 75 million dollars of event spend for clients that represent a variety of industries from banking to government and criss-cross the globe from Rhode Island to South Korea. Andréa leverages her understanding of brands, and the consumers of those brands, to design live meetings and online virtual events that support a brand and its image.
Andréa received a bachelor's degree at Central Michigan University, executive education at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and the University of Richmond, a certificate in event planning from the University of Virginia, and is currently completing a certificate in Film and Television from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. It’s no surprise that Andréa has mastered the art of understanding how to create events that stir emotion and guide attendees to positive change.
Her favorite hobbies are fine dining and making money. She is forever a sorority girl, life-long student, aviation enthusiast, and wannabe Chopped champion.
Andréa has been featured in Wall Street Journal publications, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, Richmond Times-Dispatch, SheKnows.com, and a host of other websites and blogs.
One of the coolest days she’s ever had is when she got a notification that Barack Obama started following her on Twitter.
0 Likes
Episode 157: The Need for Emotional and Mental Spring Cleaning
Our cells are regenerating every seven years, so if we're not consciously and intentional shedding that past self, where is it going? And how is it serving us? And so I've just been playing with that a bit of what do I want to take with me?
There is a level of grief that comes from change.
Letting go of past self.
Letting go of the expectations that are connected to it.
Letting go of past resentments.
Letting go of past identity.
There is a great shedding that I think we all have needed, especially after the last two years. Our cells are regenerating every seven years, so if we're not consciously and intentional shedding that past self, where is it going? And how is it serving us? And so I've just been playing with that a bit of what do I want to take with me? What are the really amazing things that have been critical to my well being, to my value to my success to my feelings of play?
Episode 156: Love and Light, Goodbye with Tracy Litt of The Litt Factor
Is it hot in here or is it this conversation I had with Tracy Litt, Founder of The Litt Factor?
We jumped right into our discussion on abundance, mindset, and excuses. Find out what made Tracy shut down a 2500 person Facebook group and what you MUST do to reach your future goals.
-----------
Here's the article Tracy mentioned:
https://www.thelittfactor.com/blog/youre-afraid-of-success-its-a-thing-and-heres-what-to-do
And here's a free audio gift from Tracy:
---
About Tracy Litt
Tracy Litt is a sought-after success mentor for visionary women leaders that are navigating huge paradigm shifts and elevating into the next level of themselves, so they can seamlessly generate the next level of their impact, wealth, and holistic success.
Tracy is a certified mindset coach, spiritual advisor, rapid transformational hypnotherapist, best-selling author, and TEDx speaker.
She is the Founder of The Litt Factor, and creator of Mind Magic ®, a proven methodology that marries metacognition and spirituality, neuroscience and quantum law to expand and elevate more quickly.
Her work has served thousands of women across the globe and has been featured in Entrepreneur, FastCompany, Thrive Global, and Inc.com. Her book Worthy Human is a #1 best seller in Spiritual Growth and Mindset.
https://www.facebook.com/thelittfactor/
https://www.instagram.com/thelittfactor/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracylittlester/
Episode 155: The Great Numbing: How We Can Help One Another Reconnect
We've heard about The Turnover Tsunami, The Great Resignation and now The Great Reset.
But I'm more worried about something else that I've been noticing in my clients... The Great Numbing.
We've heard about The Turnover Tsunami, The Great Resignation and now The Great Reset.
But I'm more worried about something else that I've been noticing in my clients... The Great Numbing.
I discovered the term "Presenteeism" last month - where employees are checking in, but checked out - and realized it's part of something much bigger as a result of current events, extreme stress, and compounded trauma.
Find out how you can notice the signs and what you can do about it on today's episode.
Episode 154: From Period to Pause with Amanda Laden
Does talking about periods and menopause make you uncomfortable? Then you'll definitely want to listen to today's episode with Amanda Laden. We're diving into the shame/blame game in the healthcare industry and putting a spotlight on how women and especially women in marginalized communities are being ignored, misdiagnosed, and put in life-threatening situations. You don't want to miss this honest and necessary conversation - from Period to Pause.
Does talking about periods and menopause make you uncomfortable? Then you'll definitely want to listen to today's episode with Amanda Laden. We're diving into the shame/blame game in the healthcare industry and putting a spotlight on how women and especially women in marginalized communities are being ignored, misdiagnosed, and put in life-threatening situations. You don't want to miss this honest and necessary conversation - from Period to Pause.
--- About Amanda Laden ---
Amanda is the Founder & CEO of Amanda Laden International, a Strategy Consultancy with a mission to help fast-growing businesses develop growth strategies, align leadership and identify market opportunities for change. Amanda is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and businesses to acquire fresh insights, answer critical business questions, and innovate and accelerate business outcomes. Helping business owners realize their entrepreneurial capacity and dreams runs in Amanda’s DNA and passion for helping others.
Amanda also holds a Diploma in Wines & Spirits and lives her passion as the Founder of The VinoKarma Project, a concept that brings people together through unique events and experiences over food and wine with the goal of creating community, connection, and change. Her recent events include an exclusive interview with 2020 TIME Person of the Year, Professor Ibram X. Kendi, author of How To Be An Antiracist.
At The VinoKarma Project, Amanda and her team also work with organizations in the beverage industry to create sustainable change across three core pillars: 1) diversity, equity, inclusion, and representation 2) innovation 3) social impact. In addition, Amanda has led teams on 5 continents and traveled to over 40 countries. She loves all things relating to food, culture, and travel, especially when wine is involved. When not supporting her quest to find the perfect glass of wine, in her spare time, you can find Amanda dancing on stages with the likes of Seal, Keith Sweat, and Carlos Santana.
Bonus: From Referee to Coach: How to Take Your Feuding Team Across the Finish Line
Recording from February 22nd Webinar.
““That was an awesome Webinar. I took copious notes and learned so much from you. Thank you again for the analogy of the referee and the coach, the pros and cons to each, and how we can guide people with compounding stress in the workplace. Fantastic resource!!”
”
Episode 153: The Painful Truth with Dr. Stacy
Need a reset before the new year?
Before you start writing out your goals and resolutions, take a listen to today's episode with Dr. Stacy Mobley and hear what you really should be focusing on as you move forward.
Need a reset before the new year?
Before you start writing out your goals and resolutions, take a listen to today's episode with Dr. Stacy Mobley and hear what you really should be focusing on as you move forward.
Episode 152: Relaunching from a Performance Improvement Plan
In today's episode, hear about how a client went from being in fear of losing their job to exceeding expectations and propelling a project forward in just four weeks.
Lauren shares the keys to unlocking confidence at work even when you're under an HR microscope.
Episode 151: Intentionally Design Your Life in 30 Minutes
Wish you could have more opportunities, more abundance, more success in your life? In today's podcast, Lauren shares her daily practice and framework for intentionally designing her business and life. It's what's led to her doubling revenue in her best year with less stress and effort.
Episode 150: Lauren Answers Psychological Safety Questions from Risk Summit
Lauren answers questions submitted during her presentation on Psychological Safety for the Nonprofit Risk Summit.
"How can you have psychological safety if you don't have trust, specifically with a supervisor?"
"I've had other Executives tell me that only the oppressed can help the oppressed, which I can see as valid to a certain extent, but I disagree. Thoughts?"
Episode 149: The Magical Joy of Poo
We're talking about poop because poo happens to everyone in life. And when we can acknowledge it, it allows us to have a less stressed environment and day and handle those conflict and friction situations. Now, poo at its form at the purest form is a waste product. It's a waste byproduct. It's the things that don't work for us, that compound in our, you know, intestines and our colon, and you know all that stuff. So I don't need to give you the biology lesson. But I want to use it more as a metaphor because it can help you offload that stress in dealing with things that don't go away and dealing with uncertainty.
Today we are talking about a very serious topic, one that happens to all of us. That's right, today we are talking about poop.
We're talking about poop because poo happens to everyone in life. And when we can acknowledge it, it allows us to have a less stressed environment and day and it allows us to handle conflict and high friction situations.
Now, poo at its form at the purest form is a waste product. It's a waste byproduct. It's the things that don't work for us, that compound in our intestines and our colon.
I don't need to give you the biology lesson, but I want to use it more as a metaphor because it can help you offload that stress in dealing with things that don't go away and when dealing with uncertainty and to give you a little more joy and levity.
I shared this with my client and I think I might have mentioned this in past episodes. My client was bound very tightly and he used to get very set off in traffic situations. If someone didn't use a turn signal, if someone cut him off, if someone was driving too slow in the left lane, he would be so frustrated.
I said to him, “Well, I want you to imagine that the other person has to poop really bad, really bad. And that is the reason why they're driving so erratically.”
He stopped in his tracks and started laughing. The mere thought of someone having to rush to the bathroom was more than he could deal with.
In this instance we created a shared human experience. So whether or not the story is true doesn't really matter; what mattered was his energy was preserved.
You don't have to get into the other person's story to make up your own one that works for you. Imagine the other person doing the behavior you don't deem appropriate or creating conflict and inconvenience and add a poop element.
If someone is doing being inconsiderate and they cut in front of someone in the grocery store line, imagine saying to yourself (don't do this out loud)
Wow, that person really has to poop. And that's why you need to go in front of me.”
This allows you to not take it personally.
It allows you to have a little fun with it. Now, imagine that you've had a not so great encounter. This is the next evolution of thinking someone has to poop.
I want you to imagine that you are a monkey in the wild and someone has really irked you. I want you to imagine that you are the monkey, and you are throwing your poo at the other person.
What does that feel like?
Now don't actually throw poop because you can get into a lot of trouble, and it's really gross. But the visual of you just like I'm gonna throw my poo at you, it's funny, right?
I mean, poo is just one of these things that it's fun to say. It makes your face contort, and it's really funny. And it allows you to feel like your animalistic self.
You're defending yourself with the only thing you know how to do: grabbing your poo and shoving it in their face or throwing it at them. You know, you got to do what works. Otherwise, you can be in your own shit.
You are literally creating your own shit by not having a way to offload this frustration, this friction. So the way to offload that emotional byproduct is to actually have a process and a system to use it.
Where are you going to put it? Do you want to put it over there? Cool. Do you want to flush it down? Awesome. You want to throw it at somebody? That's up to you.
So poo is your friend. We can love poo. Oh poo, I love Pooh bear. Oh, wait, is Pooh bear Winnie the Pooh? Is he really about poop? Oh no. It just totally blew my mind.
Anyway, I want you to think about where you can add in these little comedic reminders as you're dealing with high-stress or frustrating situations where you typically lose your cool or feel annoyed at everyday life.
Where can you incorporate little Pooh sayings? It's like little turds. Oh my god, I can't believe I'm talking about this on a podcast. But this is great.
So, where can you drop some potty wisdom and comedy to lighten your day? So someone is bugging you? Where can you incorporate a little poo reference?
See how that goes. I swear I know that sounds ridiculous. But I promise you it works. I've heard from multiple clients actually just talked about it on a client session about stepping in poo being filled with poo. Being backed up with poo, smearing it, and throwing it wrong like inner five roads.
You ever noticed that kids like you know when you're toddlers, you realize the power of poo and like they wipe it on the walls? There is power, so use it. I mean, don't actually use it. Use the figurative poo. Be like Winnie the Pooh and share the joy of poo.
I hope this was helpful, if not a little ridiculous, and maybe it made you giggle a little bit.
Episode 148: How to Actually Relax on Vacation (and not dread coming back)
We've all had a lot going on. Some days felt like they lasted an eternity, but now it feels like we're losing summer. But before we cry ourselves to sleep longing for sunshine, let’s talk about vacation.
Today we’re talking about taking a vacation and coming back rested and recharged. I cannot tell you how many of my clients do not know how to do this.
The final days of summer are upon us, I don't know what happened in August, but it was like I snapped my fingers and magically, summer just started speeding up.
We've all had a lot going on. Some days felt like they lasted an eternity, but now it feels like we're losing summer. But before we cry ourselves to sleep longing for sunshine, let’s talk about vacation.
Today we’re talking about taking a vacation and coming back rested and recharged. I cannot tell you how many of my clients do not know how to do this.