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Women are now starting businesses more than ever before, but only 3% ofwomen-owned businesses make it to a million dollars or more. Not onlydid my guest Ali Brown, build her multi-million dollar empire fromscratch, but now her mission is to help other women entrepreneurs besuccessful. Today we’ll learn Ali’s personal story of success and somevaluable tips on how you can take your business to a new level.See More

Public speaking is a terrific way to gain exposure for yourself and your business. But how do you get started? What are some of the things you need to do to prepare yourself for public speaking? Today's guest, Vickie Sullivan, is a top marketing strategist for professional speakers and today she will share with us her tips on how to promote yourself as a speaker and how to take advantage of speaking engagements to promote your business.See More

Today's show focuses on how to use social media successfully for business. My guest today is Sherrie Madia, author of the Social Media Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Grow Your Business Exponentially with Social Media. We will learn how companies can align their current PR, marketing and communication initiatives with social media and what some of the common mistakes businesses make in this areaSee More

Is your pitch falling flat? When people ask you what you do, do you stammer and stumble on your words? Or do you have a pitch but no one seems to connect with it; it doesn't seem effective or memorable? Today's show will give you coaching tips on how to create a great message. Three entrepreneurs are on the show today, Stefanie Muscat, Angela Wyant and Lael Couper Jepson. They will go through the coaching process with me to illustrate to all of you how you can create your own great message.

Good communication skills are extremely important for success in business, whether you are an entrepreneur, business owner, or corporate professional. Verbal and written communication reflects your professional image and impacts your credibility. If you want to be heard and you want to be influential, communication skills are of paramount importance. Good communication to connect with others and collaborate with others is essential to build your business as well, and my guest today, Kare…See More

According to my guest today, author Shauti Feldhan, women can be skilled, talented, highly educated, mentored, networked—and yet trade all that away by unintentionally undermining themselves in interactions with male colleagues.Based on seven-years of intense research and interviews with more than 3000 men, Shaunti has uncovered a career-critical competency women have often overlooked, and that is what men really expect from their female colleagues. Today Shaunti will share with us the secrets…See More

According to my guest today, author Shauti Feldhan, women can be skilled, talented, highly educated, mentored, networked—and yet trade all that away by unintentionally undermining themselves in interactions with male colleagues.Based on seven-years of intense research and interviews with more than 3000 men, Shaunti has uncovered a career-critical competency women have often overlooked, and that is what men really expect from their female colleagues. Today Shaunti will share with us the secrets…See More

Most of us rely on networking to grow our business and advance our career, so it's important to know how to do this well. My guest today, Diane Darling, founder of Effective Networking, is an expert on networking. Diane will give us some insightful tips on how to network to get maximum results. How do you work a room? How do you network if you're shy? Does gender affect networking? Tune in to learn some specific strategies on how to get the most out of your networking efforts.

Most of us rely on networking to grow our business and advance our career, so it's important to know how to do this well. My guest today, Diane Darling, founder of Effective Networking, is an expert on networking. Diane will give us some insightful tips on how to network to get maximum results. How do you work a room? How do you network if you're shy? Does gender affect networking? Tune in to learn some specific strategies on how to get the most out of your networking efforts.

What does it take to be successful selling your product and services in today's business environment? Today, we'll learn from subject matter expert, Jill Konrath, a sales strategist and internationally recognized author, what are the important skills and strategies necessary to sell in the current environment. Jill will share her best advice on how to approach customers, build relationships, and close the deal.

Today's show focuses on how to use social media successfully for business. My guest today is Sherrie Madia, author of the Social Media Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Grow Your Business Exponentially with Social Media. We will learn how companies can align their current PR, marketing and communication initiatives with social media and what some of the common mistakes businesses make in this area.

Today's show is all about "sticky floors", not glass ceilings. My guest, Rebecca Shambaugh, will talk about how limiting beliefs, assumptions, and behaviors hold women back from career advancement. Rebecca's best seller book, "It'sNot A Glass Ceiling, It's A Sticky Floor", illustrates how one of the major obstacles that holds people back from achieving their career goals and navigating the changing environment lies not only within the traditional organizational barriers but also right below an…See More

Women see the world through a distinctive lens. Their visionary power can offer a huge competitive advantage to organizations when they recognize and value this insight. Today, leadership expert and author, Sally Helgesen, talks about what this visionary power is, how women can harness it, and how organizations can make it work for them.

We are in a crucial time of change and women are leading the way to a better and more peaceful world. Is there a new revolution happening? Is there a new era of cooperation and collaboration that is supplanting a society based on domination? Today we will explore with author, Birute Regine, how women who have dealt with their own vulnerability have personally transformed themselves and how dealing with this vulnerability can be the key to a social transformation.

For the first time, three highly influential generations have the opportunity to make a major impact in business. Companies with aligned teams and engaged employees will be the most successful businesses going forward.But what are the different generations looking for from their employers? My guest, Cheryl Cran, is a generational leadership consultant, who will share with us what the generations want in their workplace and what business leaders can do to keep them happy.See More

How can women create change in the workplace, politics, or in their community? If it is indeed the time for women to lead the way to positive change, how do we step into our power and become "women who count"? My guest, Susan Bulkeley Butler, author of Women Count: A Guide to Changing the World, will share with us how women can truly create an impact and initiate change