Feeling Graceful in Life
Kara McKeage is the CEO of Pepper’s Personal Assistants, which provides household outsourcing services to help career-driven mothers with errands. After working as an administrative assistant and sales support professional for 20 years while balancing motherhood, Kara founded Pepper’s Personal Assistants to allow busy mothers to focus on their careers. She is also a board member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO).
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
- How Kara McKeage started Pepper’s Personal Assistants
- The learnings that jump-started the growth of Pepper’s Personal Assistant
- What was the inspiration behind the name “Pepper”?
- How Kara juggles being a mother and an entrepreneur
- Understanding and destigmatizing the societal pressures of motherhood
- Breaking the fear of failure when juggling motherhood and a career
- Kara’s secrets to matching personal assistants with clients
In this episode…
Women are expected to embody two roles: motherhood and working professional. This duality places pressure on them to excel in both areas simultaneously, leading to guilt, shame, and feelings of failure. How can you abolish the stigma of working mothers?
Entrepreneur and career mother Kara McKeage emphasizes the value of outsourcing personal home assistants. These attendants perform household tasks like errands and chores to minimize workload and pressure. Through relationship-building and support, women learn that not every task has to be accomplished concurrently.
In this episode of the Lead Like a Woman Show, Kara McKeage, the CEO and Founder of Pepper’s Personal Assistants, joins Andrea Heuston for a conversation about balancing motherhood and work. Kara shares her experiences during the start of her business, how she hired the right people, and the impact her business has on working mothers.
Resources Mentioned in this episode
- Artitudes Design
- Stronger on the Other Side: The Power to Choose by Andrea Heuston
- The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber
- Pepper’s Personal Assistants website
- Pepper’s Personal Assistants Facebook
- Pepper’s Personal Assistants LinkedIn
- Pepper’s Personal Assistants Instagram
- Kara McKeage on LinkedIn
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Always Ask For Help
Marsha Ralls is the Founder and CEO of The Phoenix Wellness Retreat, which fosters personal inspiration, growth, and life transformation. She has been a servant leader and member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) for nearly 25 years where she founded MyEO Women (formerly Women of EO). Marsha has been recognized by multiple organizations for entrepreneurship and community service. She was named “National Woman of the Year” by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, “Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, and “Enterprising Woman of the Year” by Enterprising Women.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
- Marsha Ralls shares her career trajectory from the arts to health and wellness
- Marsha’s momentous successes and challenges in founding The Phoenix Wellness Retreat
- What are the Phoenix Fire and Phoenix Rising programs?
- Marsha explains her impetus for MyEO Women and its focus on female entrepreneurship
- Advice for female leaders — and Marsha’s cherished mentor
In this episode…
As a female entrepreneur, do you feel discouraged by the lack of available opportunities and support? Women in business and other nontraditional roles are often unrecognized for their accomplishments. Where can you gain empowerment to realize your potential?
Wellness and leadership advocate Marsha Ralls believes that women possess diverse skills and perspectives vital to business, leadership boards, and communities. Accordingly, she has created a space to foster female entrepreneurship and leadership through authenticity, transformation, and communal support. There’s no shame in asking for help, so Marsha suggests seeking an experienced mentor to help you overcome doubts and gain respect.
In this episode of the Lead Like a Woman Show, the Founder and CEO of The Phoenix Wellness Retreat, Marsha Ralls, joins Andrea Heuston to discuss how she encourages and advocates for women leaders. Marsha talks about her involvement in the arts and health and wellness spaces, the impetus for MyEO Women, and her business retreat programs.
Resources Mentioned in this episode
- Andrea Heuston on LinkedIn
- Andrea Heuston’s email: andrea@artitudes.com
- Artitudes Design
- Stronger on the Other Side: The Power to Choose by Andrea Heuston
- Marsha Ralls on LinkedIn
- The Phoenix Wellness Retreat Website | LinkedIn | Instagram
- Entrepreneurs’ Organization
Sponsor for this episode…
This episode is brought to you by Artitudes Design by Andrea Heuston. Artitudes Design is an award-winning creative agency that has been creating visual communication for Fortune 500 companies for over 25 years. They have worked with notable companies such as Microsoft, Starbucks, Expedia, and have also served startups and nonprofit organizations.
They specialize in connecting speakers with audiences by creating visual value with presentations and through the creation of motion graphics, video, and content.
To learn more about Artitudes Design, visit their website today. Checkout their portfolio to see their previous projects, and contact them today to find out how they can help you bring your business a cut above the rest.
Be Well To Do Well
Natalya Berdikyan is the Founder and Chief Energy Officer of Life By Design, where she combines her coaching, yoga, and breath work certifications with her corporate and entrepreneurial experience to help individuals and organizations grow beyond borders and boundaries, increasing their energy and leadership ability. Through coaching, training, and transformational holistic retreats, she helps entrepreneurs become better leaders in business and in life by understanding their energy potential. Natalya is also a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and serves as the President of EO Barcelona. She is a certified EO global speaker and a trained EO and YPO Moderator.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
- Why Natalya Berdikyan founded Life By Design Academy
- What went right for Natalya when she started her business?
- The connection between leadership and wellbeing
- Natalya’s tips for managing energy — and how running a chocolate business drained her energy
- Natalya talks about dealing with infertility and how she maintains hope
- The best piece of advice Natalya has received — and her advice to women taking on new endeavors
- Natalya’s superpower and contact details
In this episode…
How can you live a life by design? Can you move from a place of struggle, overwhelm, and stress to a place of peace and satisfaction?
To live your best life and achieve maximum potential, it is essential to focus on your whole being — including your mental and physical health. Identify and concentrate on your source of energy and do less of the things that drain your energy. Natalya Berdikyan also advises entrepreneurs to believe in themselves and never allow anyone to bring them down.
Natalya Berdikyan, the Founder and CEO of Life by Design, joins Andrea Heuston in this episode of the Lead Like a Woman Show to talk about leadership, wellbeing, and energy. They also discuss the connection between leadership and wellbeing, tips for managing energy, and Natalya’s experience dealing with life’s challenges.
Resources Mentioned in this episode
- Artitudes Design
- Stronger on the Other Side: The Power to Choose by Andrea Heuston
- Life by Design
- Natalya Berdikyan on LinkedIn I Facebook I Instagram
- Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO)
Sponsor for this episode…
This episode is brought to you by Artitudes Design by Andrea Heuston. Artitudes Design is an award-winning creative agency that has been creating visual communication for Fortune 500 companies for over 25 years. They have worked with notable companies such as Microsoft, Starbucks, Expedia, and have also served startups and nonprofit organizations.
They specialize in connecting speakers with audiences by creating visual value with presentations and through the creation of motion graphics, video, and content.
To learn more about Artitudes Design, visit their website today. Checkout their portfolio to see their previous projects, and contact them today to find out how they can help you bring your business a cut above the rest.
Lead Like a Woman: Tales from the Trenches Author Show Part 1
Lauren Reed is the Founder and President of Reed Public Relations. She earned her Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) designation in 2010 and has been a long-standing member of the Public Relations Society of America, serving as President of the Nashville chapter in 2017. Lauren is a member of the Women Presidents Organization (WPO) and serves on the board of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO).
Dr. Kristin Kahle, aka Dr. K, is the CEO and Founder of NavigateHCR, a full-service Affordable Care Act (ACA) and compliance technology company. Dr. K has been published multiple times, and her first book, NOtivation: Use the Power of NO to Make Your First Million Dollars, highlights her experience as a serial entrepreneur, speaker, coach, and mentor. It’s a transparent and honest guide to how she used the power of no to make her first, second, and third million. Lauren and Dr. K are both featured authors in the book Lead Like a Woman: Tales From the Trenches.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
- Dr. Kristin Kahle and Lauren Reed talk about their chapters in the book Lead Like a Woman: Tales From the Trenches
- Lauren’s advice on how to get over the fear of asking for help
- How the power of “no” has helped Dr. K build three businesses
- Dr. K and Lauren talk about their books and explain how they lead like women
- Who should read the book Lead Like a Woman: Tales From the Trenches?
- Dr. K and Lauren’s advice to women in the trenches looking for a way out
- Where to learn more about Dr. K and Lauren
In this episode…
Despite the success women achieve in their lives, many face self-doubt, imposter syndrome, rejection, and a myriad of other challenges. However, it’s important to know that you don’t have to take on the challenges alone, and you won’t be stuck fighting these battles forever.
To help you get out of the trenches, we’re sitting down with fellow women leaders who have learned crucial lessons the hard way. Tune in to hear how they pulled themselves out of the trenches — and how you can, too.
In this episode of the Lead Like A Woman Show, Andrea Heuston is joined by Lauren Reed and Dr. Kristin Kahle, featured authors in the book Lead Like a Woman: Tales From the Trenches. Together, they talk about how failure can become a stepping stone to your next great achievement. They also share tips for getting over the fear of asking for help, advice to help women find their way out of the trenches, and explain how they lead like women.
Resources Mentioned in this episode
- Artitudes Design
- Lead Like a Woman: Tales From the Trenches by Andrea Heuston, et al.
- Reed Public Relations
- Lauren Reed on LinkedIn
- Lauren Reed on Instagram
- “We Are All Worthy of Help With Lauren Reed”
- Dr. Kristin Kahle’s website
- NavigateHCR
- NOtivation: Use the Power of NO to Make Your First Million Dollars by Dr. Kristin Kahle
- Dr. Kristin Kahle on LinkedIn
- “[Women of EO Series] The Power of NO With Dr. Kristin Kahle”
Sponsor for this episode…
This episode is brought to you by Artitudes Design by Andrea Heuston. Artitudes Design is an award-winning creative agency that has been creating visual communication for Fortune 500 companies for over 25 years. They have worked with notable companies such as Microsoft, Starbucks, Expedia, and have also served startups and nonprofit organizations.
They specialize in connecting speakers with audiences by creating visual value with presentations and through the creation of motion graphics, video, and content.
To learn more about Artitudes Design, visit their website today. Checkout their portfolio to see their previous projects, and contact them today to find out how they can help you bring your business a cut above the rest.