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Find Your Allies

August 26, 2021 by Andrea Heuston

Katie McLaughlin is the Founder, Chief Strategist, and Transformation Artist at the McLaughlin Method, a boutique consultancy specializing in leadership and skills training for executive leaders of mid to late-stage startups. She is passionate about creating happier and healthier workplaces by stopping workplace hurt. In her business, Katie leverages her decades of experience driving organizational change, transforming processes and training programs, and applying principles of adult behavior and performance to create people-focused leaders and team cultures. Companies that work with her learn from the benchmarks and successes of over 15 software companies that have coached and trained with her.

Katie believes that culture must be consistently reinforced and brought into all interactions at work. Through leadership development programs, executives and rising leaders learn how to inspire and motivate their diverse teams, making inclusion and engagement a priority in the team culture. Katie believes all training must develop real skills and go beyond theory, so her sessions are highly interactive, employing theater exercises and games to go deeper while cementing the learning.

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

Katie McLaughlin’s inspiration to create the McLaughlin Method
What went right when Katie started her business?
Katie explains why she calls herself a transformation artist and explains how her theatrical background has impacted her corporate work
How the McLaughlin Method helps leaders improve
What Katie is currently focused on through her company and how she leads like a woman
Katie talks about her mentors and the most impactful piece of advice she has received from them
The biggest challenge Katie has faced — and how she overcame it
The types of exercises and training under the McLaughlin Method
Katie’s advice to women on becoming better leaders in the workplace
Katie talks about her superpower and shares her contact details

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To be a great leader, you must be a person who is willing and ready to learn constantly, make changes in your leadership strategies where necessary, and be good at relating with other people. The best way to learn people skills is by practicing them constantly through interacting with different types of people.

Katie McLaughlin’s mission of helping leaders become better and more transformational people has allowed her to work with different executives from various companies. She believes that leaders should pay attention to their team’s varied perspectives, nurture them, and acknowledge their great potential.

Katie McLaughlin, the Founder of McLaughlin Method, is Andrea Heuston’s guest in this episode of the Lead Like A Woman Show where she talks about nurturing better leaders and living a transformational life. Katie also describes how her theatrical background has impacted her corporate work and explains how the McLaughlin Method helps develop great leaders.

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Of Course You Can!

August 19, 2021 by Andrea Heuston

Dr. Kara Johnson is a physician, CEO, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and international public speaker. Educated at Harvard University and the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and trained at the world-renowned Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Dr. Johnson was well-equipped to create Mountain View Medical Center, a multi-specialty medical center that brings world-class medicine to the people of Alaska. With an entrepreneurial spirit, Dr. Johnson grew Mountain View Medical Center from the ground up and created the most technologically advanced medical and surgical center in the state.

But Dr. Johnson didn’t stop there. She also founded the international nonprofit, Gift of Sight, and co-founded the Prevention of Global Blindness fellowship, which empowers recent graduates to join this international community. Most recently, she started Troy Medical, a novel telehealth company that offers long-term subspecialty medical care to remote areas. In addition to this, Dr. Johnson is a member of the Seattle chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO).

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

What inspired Dr. Kara Johnson to start a practice in Alaska and what led to the center’s success?
Dr. Johnson shares her reasons for creating the Gift of Sight nonprofit
Dr. Johnson’s focus on preventing the effects of blue light on eyesight and the body
How Dr. Johnson’s telehealth company, Troy Medical, helps provide specialty medical care to patients in remote areas
Where did the name “Troy Medical” come from?
The most impactful piece of advice that Dr. Johnson received from a mentor
The biggest challenge Dr. Johnson has faced and how she overcame it
Dr. Johnson talks about her superpower and shares her contact details

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Growing up, the best piece of advice Dr. Kara Johnson ever received was from her mother. She was told that she could do anything she wanted to — and this inspired her to become the woman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist she is today.

Over the years, Dr. Johnson has learned that if you put all your energy and power into doing something, you can achieve so much more than you ever thought you could. With this in mind, Dr. Johnson has become a strong leader who leverages her passion for her work, team, and family to achieve great feats and give back to people in need.

In this episode of the Lead Like A Woman Show, Andrea Heuston is joined by Dr. Kara Johnson, the Founder of Mountain View Medical Center and Troy Medical, to talk about carving your own path, taking care of your health, and building a successful medical practice. Dr. Johnson talks about the passion behind her success, the challenges she faced building her business, and how she helps correct eye problems through her nonprofit organization.

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Manage Up

August 12, 2021 by Andrea Heuston

Jessica Devine is the Founder of Todayist, an app that helps busy people be happy one step at a time. She is a former finance and management consultant and worked at the corporate level before jumping into entrepreneurship. Her previous roles ranged from personalized technology to creating the birthday fundraiser on Facebook. She leverages technology to scale a social impact for good.

While she firmly believes that degrees are in no way a measure of a person’s abilities, Jessica had a fourth-grade math education and a subpar GPA — Santa Monica Community College offered her a gateway of opportunities. She holds a BA from the University of Southern California and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

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

Jessica Devine talks about the spark behind leaving the corporate world to create Todayist
How Jessica elevates underrepresented organizations in her social enterprise, and how she gives back to the community
Jessica talks about how the Facebook birthday fundraiser was born and living with purpose and intention
Jessica discusses her shift from the corporate world to entrepreneurship, and the benefit of placing value in yourself
The most impactful piece of advice she has received — and Jessica’s advice to a woman on how to manage up
Jessica’s superpower and contact details

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At some point in life, we all need help making the most of each day. Stress can make you feel pained and disconnected — and when you are busy creating an empire, it is difficult to stop and breathe.

Jessica Devine is an entrepreneur and a mother — and she struggled with the pain of taking care of herself, which is why she created Todayist to give purpose to each day. Her social enterprise finds a sustainable way to focus on yourself, creating a moment of clarity in a murky world.

Jessica Devine, the Founder of Todayist, joins Andrea Heuston in this episode of the Lead Like A Woman Show to talk about creating community and doing good. Jessica talks about the importance of practicing self-care, looking through a different lens for a positive mindset, and being authentic and placing value in yourself. Plus, Jessica shares how you can get a discount code for the Todayist app!

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Think BIG

August 5, 2021 by Andrea Heuston

Diane Najm is the Founder and CEO of PhotoPad. After practicing social work for over 20 years, Diane leapt into the entrepreneurial world to launch two tech platforms in the photo and digital content marketing space. Her first product was PhotoPad, a consumer photo app on Facebook in 2010, and PhotoPad for Business in 2016.

Diane’s passion and leadership continue to empower women in business by providing resources and connections. She serves on the board of directors of Women in Wireless and Women in Tech, is a past director of Founder Institute, is a mentor to startups, and was invited to the Seattle White House Digital Tech Summit. Diane regularly speaks about entrepreneurship and leadership, and she’s passionate about making the world a better place.

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

Diane Najm’s inspiration for creating PhotoPad and why her product targets women and small businesses
What led to the success of PhotoPad?
How Diane finds clients for her business
Diane and Andrea talk about some mistakes they made in their businesses and what they learned from the experience
Benefits of building and maintaining a great company culture
Diane’s background in social work — and how she transitioned to entrepreneurship
The best piece of advice Diane has received from a mentor and her advice to women looking to go into entrepreneurship
Diane’s superpower and contact details

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Businesses are never perfect, and the smartest (and most successful) entrepreneurs see the various failures in business as stepping stones to greatness. Such experiences are meant to make you stronger, wiser, and a better business owner. However, it is important that entrepreneurs don’t get stuck in the past or compare themselves to others because this limits their success.

Diane Najm believes in thinking big, believing in yourself, and growing a business with a big vision. She advises women to own their dreams and be persistent in going after them. For her, thinking big also means having the right people around you from the time you start your business. Diane also guides others to trust their intuition, not only when hiring new employees, but also when it is necessary to fire some of them.

Diane Najm, the Founder and CEO of PhotoPad, joins Andrea Heuston in this episode of the Lead Like A Woman Show to talk about the importance of thinking big when starting and building a business. Diane also talks about her background in social work, developing a photo app, having the right team, and building a company’s culture.

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What Do YOU Want?

July 29, 2021 by Andrea Heuston

Ariel Gliboff is the Founder and Executive Director of The Emotional Abuse Discussion nonprofit and the host of the Domestic Violence Discussion podcast, which is focused on domestic abuse from the perspective of a survivor.

As a first-generation Chinese American, Ariel’s goal is to create educational tools for survivors of color. She is also an Ironwoman and has a focus on exercise as a form of self-care.

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

Ariel Gliboff talks about her Emotional Abuse Discussion nonprofit and explains why she started the Domestic Violence Discussion podcast
Why Ariel’s focus is tailored towards people of color and how the nonprofit has been helping women
Ariel talks about domestic abuse during the pandemic and how she realized she was in an abusive relationship
How Ariel finds guests for her podcast and the ways she has been helping survivors
Ariel’s current and future plans for her nonprofit — and how you can offer them support
What Ariel does for self-care, the best piece of advice she has received from a mentor, and her advice for women who have been in an abusive relationship
Ariel talks about her superpower and shares her contact details

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Are you confident to go for what you want instead of what others think you need to have? Are you willing — and ready — to chase after your dreams regardless of what your friends and family say?

Some children grow up in households or communities that teach them to do what their parents want, even though it may not be what they want for themselves, and this often leads to unhappy and miserable lives as adults. Ariel Gliboff found herself in this situation but decided to change and follow her own path. She made a decision to go for what she wanted and now lives a happy and fulfilled life.

In this episode of the Lead Like A Woman Show, Andrea Heuston is joined by Ariel Gliboff, the Founder and Executive Director of The Emotional Abuse Discussion, to talk about the effects of emotional abuse and how Ariel has been helping survivors heal. They also talk about the importance of being kind to yourself, practicing self-care, and what actions women can take to live happier lives.

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Step Off the Cliff

July 22, 2021 by Andrea Heuston

Kerri Garbis is the Founder, President, and CEO of Ovation, a communication skills training firm. Kerri has trained hundreds of executives internationally on presentation skills, storytelling for business, etiquette, and emotional intelligence. At the helm of Ovation, a 30-person global training firm, Kerri ensures that every Ovation engagement delivers the highest level of client-focused professional training. Dedication to this standard sets Ovation apart from the competition and ensures multiple repeat engagements and many long-term clients.

A professional actress since childhood, Kerri has starred in productions such as Evita, Singin’ In The Rain, and The Lady With All The Answers. You may also have seen her catching a pass from a New England Patriot, singing a Christmas carol, or complaining of bloating in a television commercial. She is also a member of the Actor’s Equity Association. Kerri is a business etiquette expert certified by The Emily Post Institute and an emotional intelligence expert certified by The Hay Group. She is also the Founder of Be Ready, a nonprofit initiative offering Ovation’s professional presence training to the black youth of America.

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

Kerri Garbis’ background in sales, what drove her to start her own B2B company, and why she decided to hire fellow actors in her business
How Kerri’s acting has supported her work at Ovation and how the company uses acting skills to help professionals become better speakers
What differentiates Kerri from other speaking coaches?
What has led to Kerri’s success with Ovation?
Kerri talks about her new nonprofit, Be Ready, and how the effects of the pandemic sparked the idea for Studio G
The most interesting role Kerri has played in her life and the most rewarding role she is currently playing
The most impactful piece of advice Kerri has received from a mentor and her advice for women looking to try something new
Kerri’s superpower and how to get in touch with her

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To be a successful leader, you need to understand how you show up and influence your audience — whether that is your employees, fellow business leaders, or speaking at an event. You need to think about how you communicate with your voice and body language.

According to Kerri Garbis, leaders should start by becoming more self-aware in order to become strong communicators. With good training, you can learn to alter your messages and method of delivery for different situations. Kerri also advises leaders to recognize their strengths, surround themselves with people who are smarter than they are, and find the right resources to get where they want to be.

Kerri Garbis, the Founder and CEO of Ovation, is Andrea Heuston’s guest in this episode of the Lead Like A Woman Show where she talks about using her professional acting skills to build a communications firm made up of actors as facilitators. She also talks about her company’s continuous learning platform, Studio G, and her new nonprofit, Be Ready, which offers training to the black youth of America.

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The Itch of Possibility

July 15, 2021 by Andrea Heuston

Danielle Lindblom is a life coach and the Founder of Danielle Lindblom Coaching. After a degree in mechanical engineering and a career in lean manufacturing, running events, and climbing to leadership positions, Danielle experienced debilitating anxiety that had her hiding in dark conference rooms. Being laid off in 2017 was a blessing in disguise — it’s what she needed to make a big change in her life. She dove full time into her then side business of dog training and canine behavior consulting and lived a life that she loved. After five years of success with that business, she transitioned to life coaching, which brought all of her experiences and skills to the arena.

Danielle is an adventurer, a badass, and a life coach. She helps her clients cultivate more authenticity in their lives through self-acceptance, self-trust, and courage. With her background in change management, process improvement, and behavior science, she brings these skills and experiences to her work, helping people change their lives.

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

Danielle Lindblom’s background and how she started a dog training and behavior consulting business
How Danielle transitioned from dog training to Danielle Lindblom Coaching
What Danielle learned on her journey from the corporate world to entrepreneurship, and back to the corporate world
Danielle explains what she loves most about her current work, the most impactful piece of advice she has received from a mentor, and her advice to a woman thinking of quitting the corporate world to go her own way
Danielle talks about her experience with The FBomb Breakfast Club and what she is currently curious about
Danielle’s superpower and contact details

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Transitioning from the corporate world to becoming your own boss can be challenging for many new entrepreneurs. Most people shy away from self-employment because of the uncertainties associated with it and choose to stay formally employed — even when they are unhappy.

However, the changes witnessed all over the world in the past year have proven that uncertainties do exist, even in formal employment. The pandemic has also shown that there are many opportunities you can take advantage of — if you let go of fear and go after your dreams. Through her work as a life coach, Danielle Lindblom has been helping people build courage and have the confidence to go after their dreams, whether they are still in the corporate world or already in entrepreneurship.

In this episode of the Lead Like A Woman Show, Danielle Lindblom, a life coach and the Founder of Danielle Lindblom Coaching, joins Andrea Heuston to talk about carving one’s path and finding happiness while at it. Danielle explains how her parents’ entrepreneurial life impacted her career decisions and why she started a dog training business. She also talks about her transition to becoming a life coach and what she learned from her various career moves.

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[Women of Wine] You Can’t Drive a Car Looking in the Rearview Mirror

July 8, 2021 by Andrea Heuston

Deborah Brenner is the Founder & CEO of Women of the Vine & Spirits. She graduated from the University of Delaware with degrees in English and Journalism, and was soon hired by a television and film technology company that required international travel to countries for whom wine is a part of everyday life. After over 20 years in the male-dominated field of high-end technology — and owning a marketing and public relations firm — Deborah discovered during a fortuitous trip to Napa and Sonoma that, like herself, many women in the wine industry were under-recognized.

Compelled to tell their stories, she authored a best-selling collection of profiles on women in the wine industry, Women of the Vine: Inside the World of Women Who Make, Taste, and Enjoy Wine, which Wine Spectator named a Critical Read of 2007. Through the process of writing the book and championing its subjects, Deborah became inspired to enter the wine business herself, releasing wine from a first-of-its-kind collective of seven artisan women winemakers from Napa, Sonoma, and Paso Robles. This endeavor led to the inaugural Women of the Vine Global & Spirits Global Symposium in March of 2015. What started off as a one-off event and a grassroots movement quickly expanded into a global organization, with corporate and individual members connected across 23 countries. Women of the Vine Global & Spirits Global Symposium has become a catalyst for creating a positive impact in the alcohol beverage industry by giving women across the world a platform and a voice to thrive.

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

Deborah Brenner’s experience running a marketing and PR business in a male-dominated field and how that helped start her current business
Deborah talks about her inspiration to write Women of the Vine and her motivation to enter the wine industry
How Women of the Vine & Spirits was born and how the idea for Women of the Vine Global & Spirits Global Symposium came about
What has led to Deborah’s success in the wine industry, the most impactful piece of advice she has received from a mentor, and how her foundation serves the community
Deborah’s advice to a woman struggling to reinvent herself — and her future plans for Women of the Vine & Spirits
Deborah talks about her superpower, her work towards diversity, equity, and inclusion, and she shares her contact details

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A person’s character is not judged by how many times they fall down but by how many times they get up and move forward. It is normal to have self-doubt once in a while, but that should not make one abandon their dreams or stop pursuing their goals.

Women often have a problem facing their critical self which limits how much they can achieve in their lives. Deborah Brenner advises fellow women leaders to stop dwelling on mistakes made in the past. When things don’t work out as planned, just bless, release, and move on to other things. You also need to have faith, believe in yourself, and work towards overcoming fear. Want to learn more about becoming a strong leader who empowers others?

In this episode of the Lead Like A Woman Show, Andrea Heuston is joined by Deborah Brenner, the Founder & CEO of Women of the Vine & Spirits, to talk about wine, social entrepreneurship, and being a woman in a historically male-dominated industry. Deborah also talks about overcoming fear, the Women of the Vine & Spirits Foundation, cultivating a more equitable world, and her advice to women on reinventing themselves.

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Artitudes Design
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Women of the Vine & Spirits’ contact email: info@womenofthevine.com
Women of the Vine & Spirits on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn
Women of the Vine: Inside the World of Women Who Make, Taste, and Enjoy Wine by Deborah Brenner
Women of the Vine & Spirits Foundation
Deborah Brenner on LinkedIn
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