Focus & Finish

Michelle LaBrosse, PMP, CCPM, RYT, is the Founder and Head PMP Exam Prep Coach at Cheetah Learning, which offers accelerated exam preparation for the PMP (project management professional) test. In 2008, the Project Management Institute (PMI) recognized Cheetah as the Professional Development Provider of the Year. The institution also selected Michelle as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in Project Management in the World. She is also the author of Cheetah Negotiations, Cheetah Project Management, and Cheetah Know How, and her articles have appeared in over 1,000 publications globally.

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Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

  • What prompted Michelle LaBrosse to create Cheetah Learning?
  • The power of entrepreneurial perseverance
  • How Michelle developed a holistic learning approach
  • What is a PMP?
  • Michelle talks about her four-day accelerated learning course
  • Control freaks versus completion nuts: evaluating your capabilities

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Women are often perceived as control freaks, dictating others to complete tasks under specific terms. Rather, these determined individuals become frustrated when attempting to oversee a project through completion. Learn how to gauge your capabilities and capacity from an entrepreneur who has mastered accelerated learning.

As a Certified PMP (project management professional) and coach, Michelle LaBrosse has developed holistic and integrated courses instructing participants on project management and advanced goal completion. She emphasizes the value of training your brain to absorb knowledge through healthy eating, neuro-linguistic programming, and exercise. Whether undertaking a new business venture or completing a certification, assess your capabilities to develop practical objectives and maintain a high level of focus.

On the latest episode of the Lead Like a Woman Show, Andrea Heuston invites Michelle LaBrosse, the Founder of Cheetah Learning, to discuss accelerated project completion. Michelle shares an overview of a PMP, how she persevered during her first entrepreneurial venture, and information about her four-day accelerated learning course.

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Stay Wild

Barbara Jo Jenkins is the author of So Long as It’s Wild, which details her three-year, 3,000-mile walk across America. She also co-authored the international bestseller, The Walk West, which was chosen as one of the most influential books in American culture and became part of the permanent White House Library. As a keynote speaker at colleges, conferences, and national conventions, Barbara has appeared in various magazines, including Reader’s Digest, and on national TV shows like Good Morning America. She has served as commissioner for two Tennessee Governors, Board Chair for Benton Hall Academy, and President of the Tennessee Women’s Forum.

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Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

  • Barbara Jenkins’ encouragement to write So Long as It’s Wild — and how Dolly Parton endorsed the book
  • How growing up in the Ozarks influenced Barbara’s adventurous life
  • Barbara details her remarkable walk across America — and the origin of her book’s title
  • How to lead a fulfilling life
  • Generational advice for persevering in the face of adversity
  • Surviving an attack by Colorado Bandits and writing Mother Nature

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Women often face fear, stigma, and backlash from society, discouraging them from reaching their potential and living fulfilling lives. One courageous nomad recounts her journey of self-discovery and confidence, inspiring freedom of expression among women from all walks of life.

Despite judgment from family and friends, self-doubt, and fear, Barbara Jenkins walked 3,000 miles across America. Having hiked the Cascades at two months pregnant during the coldest winter and survived an outlaw attack in Colorado, she discovered her strengths and weaknesses. If you want to recognize and fulfill your destiny, Barabara recommends acknowledging the fear and persisting. However, it’s crucial to pace yourself in your endeavors to conserve mental, physical, and emotional energy.

Tune in to this episode of the Lead Like a Woman Show as Andrea Heuston interviews renowned author Barbara Jenkins about her walk across the US. Barbara describes how her childhood in the Ozarks influenced her adventure, her book’s endorsement by Dolly Parton, and how to persevere amid adversity.

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Keep Daring Greatly

Renata Merino is a motivational speaker, investor, founder, and women’s advocate. As a Latina serial entrepreneur, she launched three startup businesses that focused on doubling bottom lines, investing in others, and building for the future. With 25 years of experience as an operator and investment banker, Renata is an investor and leader in the venture capitalist community.

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Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

  • Renata Merino’s entrance into the startup space — and how she began empowering women
  • The phenomenon of women launching businesses during motherhood
  • How younger generations have subverted traditional gender roles
  • Renata talks about growing up in a self-made, entrepreneurial family
  • Abolishing generational and cultural patterns
  • How did Renata become a venture capitalist without adequate funds?
  • Renata previews her book about overcoming adversity

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As of the 2020s, 1,800 startups have been launched daily. Most of the founders are Latin women who have developed creative methods of supporting their families while raising their children. Yet women-owned startups are historically underfunded, so how can you support these businesses?

As millennials and Gen Zs become parents, they have equalized the power structures between men and women by working and completing household tasks jointly. As a venture capitalist investing in female founders, Renata Merino says this gender role shift should apply to the corporate world, allowing women to establish credibility in a male-dominated space. By creating educational and career opportunities for women through adequate funding, you can break deeply embedded societal patterns.

In today’s episode of the Lead Like a Woman Show, serial entrepreneur and investor Renata Merino joins Andrea Heuston to discuss how women can pave their way through male-dominated systems. Renata talks about growing up in an entrepreneurial household, how she became an investor in women-owned startups, and the rise of women launching businesses during motherhood.

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Let’s Shatter It!

Sarah Walton is the Founder of Sarah Walton Coaching, where she helps women build thriving businesses through sales and abundance strategies. As a business coach, keynote speaker, and sales expert, she has been featured on The Today Show and speaks at national conferences. Sarah spent her 15-year corporate career in New York City, where she managed a P&L worth hundreds of millions of dollars and mentored dozens of women.

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Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

  • Sarah Walton talks about being multi-passionate
  • The importance of self-honesty and acceptance when starting a business
  • Sarah’s experience growing up in an impoverished family — and her desire to become a dancer
  • How to monetize your passion
  • What is the Abundance Academy?
  • Advice for creating abundance and making an impact

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Women are notorious for assuming too many responsibilities, leading to rigid decision-making. This creates the belief that women must choose between making money or pursuing their passions. How can you abolish this ideology and profit from meaningful work?

Executive coach and motivational speaker Sarah Walton was raised in poverty and believed she couldn’t support her family and attain happiness simultaneously. After shifting her mindset, Sarah realized she could fill a gap in the market with innovative business ideas. When launching a company to fulfill your passion, you must achieve self-acceptance and maintain honesty to discover and monetize your strengths.

Join Andrea Heuston in today’s episode of the Lead Like a Woman Show as she sits down with Sarah Walton, the Founder of Sarah Walton Coaching, to discuss attaining self-acceptance to profit from your passion. Sarah shares advice for maximizing your impact, her desire to become a dancer, and her multi-passionate personality.

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Hit the Ground Running!

Aimee Schuster is the CEO of Bandwidth Strategy, which offers fractional C-suite and consulting solutions to growing B2B organizations. As a skilled COO and CMO, she has over 20 years of experience coaching marketing departments on lead generation and brand awareness. Aimee is also the Founder and Co-chair of Women Influence Chicago, an organization cultivating women leaders in enterprise, startup, and nonprofit technology companies.
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Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

  • Aimee Schuster shares her inspiration for creating Bandwidth Strategy and her early success
  • What is fractional integration?
  • Key considerations for sourcing fractional versus full-time talent
  • How Bandwidth Strategy helps corporations acquire fractional integrators
  • The dangers of remote and hybrid work for Gen Z women
  • Advice for building social capital as a woman

In this episode…

As remote and hybrid work become mainstream, many Gen Z women lack the experience of working in an office. This hinders opportunities to form working relationships with colleagues. If you work remotely, how can you build your social capital?

For fractional integrator Aimee Schuster, working in an office has allowed her to network with peers to foster meaningful relationships and advance her career. If you’re looking to shift career paths for flexibility, consider fractional integration, which allows you to execute projects for an organization on a case-by-case basis. However, this position requires a robust support network and outreach efforts to sustain social capital. Aimee advises joining networking and industry groups and following up with potential connections by providing value.

In today’s episode of the Lead Like a Woman Show, join Andrea Heuston as she welcomes Aimee Schuster, the CEO of Bandwidth Strategy, who talks about the benefits of fractional integration and the impacts of remote work on young women. Aimee explains when to source fractional versus full-time talent, how to build social capital, and her early entrepreneurial successes.

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