What is your story? Or, in other words, what made you your awesome self you are today? 

I’m a mom, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a professional leadership consultant/coach…and I’m a lifelong learner.

Growing up, I was curious about everything. In my formative years, I read anything and everything I could get my hands on and challenged myself to get involved in as many clubs, activities, and extracurricular groups I could fit in a given year. I never wanted to miss out on a new experience. I learned valuable lessons from each of them. 

My unending curiosity turned to angst in college when I had to choose a singular course of study that was to establish me on a career path for decades forward. After testing out majors in psychology and business, I was introduced to a field of study, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, that married the best of both worlds and allowed me to study the factors that enable great leaders to do great things in their...

Here today and gone tomorrow is an unfortunate and all too familiar story for many organizations.  There's one thing that many of them have in common...They are challenged with systems failure, or simply put, they have no systems in place at all.  When a business allows its systems to operate efficiently, it will help sustain a venture for years to come.

What Are Systems?

Before we dive in, let's talk about what systems are! Have you ever tried to make your mom's favorite dish, but it never really taste the same? Perhaps you were missing an ingredient that was overlooked or one that you weren't even aware you needed. Wouldn't it have been much easier if you had the actual recipe to reference each time to ensure accuracy and a better outcome? A point of reference, the women in my family get together during the holidays and prep the meals before we cook it. We chop vegetables, measure the ingredients, and make the broth. When it's time to cook the meal, it's a breeze....

Excited to interview Michelle Bush today with @Vaya Group - Talent Management Consulting on our latest Episode of Lead Up for Women: Speak Up to Lead Up! We welcomed Brook Borup as our VIP Member co-host and she shared her new project https://neighborhooddeals.org/

Be sure to go check them out. Michelle shared some great advice.

#1: Define what the word SUCCESS looks like for you on a daily basis

#2: When you say yes to something you are saying no to something else. Define what you are saying no to.

What the video below or subscribe to listen to the full episode!!

And of course, we invite you to reach out to our guest today as well as join us in subscribing to our podcast, attending our events, or simply following us on social media! https://leadup.libsyn.com/

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What is your story? Or, in other words, what made you your awesome self you are today?

My story: I was born in the Haight Ashbury district of San Francisco, CA. My dad was an abusive alcoholic; my mom a force of love in the world. 

One morning, when I was coloring in a coloring book, I thought I saw a merry-go-round of dancing lights in the laundry room. The merry-go-round turned out to be a raging fire. My mom got all of us kids outside, but the house was destroyed. I was four.

My sister and I were sent to live with a stranger for two months. Though the family treated us well, the experience taught me I wasn’t worthy of love; I had no value. I felt abandoned by my parents. I grew up not knowing my own worth. I married a man whose method of loving me included disrespect, control, and criticism, meted-out regularly. I valued his and the kids’ needs more than my own and stayed in the marriage for over 32-years. 

I took a government job, but I was lost in the...

We’ve now spent a full year under pandemic conditions in an industry marked by upheaval. We find ourselves at a crossroads, where progress toward gender equality is threatened by a crisis that disproportionately impacts women.

The fight for gender equality continues to be crucial, especially with this setback.

The third annual TrustRadius Women in Tech Report offers insight into these issues.

We surveyed over 450 tech professionals (66% who identified as women). In their words, we discovered the biggest challenges women in tech face in 2021. We also heard their suggestions for what can be done to fix them.

Read More.....

https://www.trustradius.com/buyer-blog/women-in-tech-report?utm_source=pr&utm_medium=pressrelease&utm_campaign=womenintech2021

Join me on today's episode of Lead Up for Women: Speak Up to lead Up as we interviewed Rocky Lalvani, the Profit First MASTER!! In this episode, we break down how you can make MORE MONEY by leveraging your time and income. Start with creating 5 business accounts for yourself:

1. Income account-This is the account all of your money resides and is deposited into
2. Profit account-You will transfer a percentage here twice per month
3. Owners Pay-This is the owners' payroll
4. Taxes account-Consult your CPA or use last years tax percentage as a guide
5. Operating expenses-What it costs to run the business

Listen to the episode below to learn more.

Also, be sure to follow Rocky Lalvani on his podcast "Profit Answer Man"

And of course, we invite you to reach out to our guest today as well as join us in subscribing to our podcast, attending our events, or simply following us on social media! https://leadup.libsyn.com/

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What is your story? Or in other words, what made you your awesome self you are today?

The hardships of childhood emotional and physical abuse drove me to extremes seeking external validation. (bodybuilding champion, Firefighter, Martial artist) I ignored my truth and didn’t trust my heart—I made all my decisions from fear.

This landed me in the hospital with cancer, which is where I finally learned how to surrender my certainty and listen to my intuition. It also introduced me to my connection with Universal loving, intelligent consciousness.  

What message do you promote?

The path to power comes from being a world-class CEO of yourself by mastering your emotions. 

The path to freedom comes from trusting yourself.

The path to creating a kind and equitable culture comes from knowing your own worthiness. 

In what capacity do you LEAD UP in your community?

I help individuals and transformational coaches make peace with their past so they...

Honored to be joined by Dr. Erica Miller & our Co-Host Dr. Lori Monaco on today's episode of Lead Up for Women: Speak Up to Lead Up. WOW, LADIES!!! This is a MUST WATCH!

This itty bitty beautiful soul, Dr. Erica Miller really brought her voice today and authentic self to motivate and inspire all of us to show up more for ourselves and others. You have been given a voice and are NOT silenced by anyone, so we all encourage you to use that voice to motivate, educate and inspire others through your own mighty voice!!! The secret is out, Dr. Miller will be having a movie made about her life, and I'm the first in line to watch it! We are honored you joined us today!

Dr. Miller would like to give away 10 books to podcast listeners. Anyone who Likes Dr. Erica Miller on Facebook will be entered to win her book “Don’t Tell Me I Can’t Do It.”

And of course, we invite you to reach out to our guest today as well as join us in subscribing to our podcast, attending our...

NOW EXTENDED To MARCH 28th!!!!

Each year, Hammersmith Support selects a nonprofit and provides our maintenance services pro bono for the next year. During this time, we’re able to get their website updated not only on the “inside,” but we’re also able to make content changes and add infrastructure that benefits the users as well as the organization in so many ways.

Our newest pro bono client will receive 1 year of Hammersmith Support maintenance. This includes:
- Site backups and live staging copy maintained
- Security scans and malware prevention
- Site optimization
- Full site test each month
-Submission to Google Search Console
- 2 hours of content updates monthly – this includes adding or
updating donation forms, update images, blog posts, news articles,
landing pages, visual updates, etc. This time can also be used to add
additional features to your site!

We are accepting applications through March 28th.  Additional
information, and the link to...