Women Empower Wednesdays

This episode of "Women Empower Wednesdays" features host Bri Logue and guest Jessica Gruber from BuzzWorks, a web design agency. Jessica shares her journey balancing family and business, and her success with networking. She emphasizes the importance of sales, client understanding, and the role of a website and social media in business growth.

Connect with Jessica:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-gruber/
https://buzzwks.com/

Connect with Bri:
Website: www.brilogue.com
IG: @bri.logue
FB: @bri.logue
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In this episode of Women Empower Wednesdays, host Bri Logue has a captivating conversation with Cathlyn Melvin, a multifaceted TEDx coach and copywriter. Cathlyn's journey from an actor to an entrepreneur unfolds, revealing how her passion for performance and storytelling naturally transitioned into coaching individuals to craft and deliver impactful TEDx talks and compelling copy. She emphasizes the importance of messaging and how it's crucial for conveying ideas that resonate with audiences, whether on the TED stage or through email marketing.

Cathlyn discusses her unique approach to helping clients find the perfect blend of authenticity and strategy in their messaging. She shares insights into the preparation process for TEDx speakers, highlighting the excitement and challenges as some of her clients gear up for their upcoming talks. On the copywriting side, Cathlyn introduces "copy mining," a service where she repurposes existing content into engaging email sequences for her clients, stressing the power of email marketing in reaching an audience effectively. Her story reflects a deep understanding of the importance of voice and structure in both public speaking and writing, offering valuable advice for anyone looking to enhance their communication skills.
Connect with Cathlyn:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cathlynmelvin/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/cathlyn.rightcatcreative/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/rightcatcreative/
https://www.rightcatcreative.com/tedxqa

Connect with Bri:
Website: www.brilogue.com
IG: @bri.logue
FB: @bri.logue
Want to be on the podcast?
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In this vibrant episode of Women Empower Wednesdays, host Bri Logue welcomes Sonia, an internationally certified leadership and high-performance coach with a rich background in teaching corporate leaders to enhance interpersonal skills such as emotional intelligence, communication, and influencing without authority. Sonia, who also contributes her expertise as an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco and an executive coach at the University of California, Davis, delves into her journey from having a strong focus on technical skills to emphasizing the indispensable interpersonal skills that distinguish successful leaders.

Key Takeaways:

• Shifting Focus to Interpersonal Skills: Sonia underscores the pivotal shift from technical prowess to interpersonal abilities, highlighting the latter as crucial for leadership success.
• Journey into Coaching: Sharing her personal trajectory, Sonia recounts a moment of realization that propelled her from feeling misplaced among executives to embracing her true calling in coaching, fueled by a passion for unlocking leadership potential in others.
• Navigating the Dual Path: Sonia reflects on her experience of balancing a full-time executive role with her coaching practice, emphasizing the energizing nature of meaningful work.
• Emotional Intelligence as the Foundation: Sonia advocates for building emotional intelligence, comprising self-awareness, self-management, and the capacity to navigate social complexities, as the cornerstone of effective leadership.
• Creating Discipline and Routines: Highlighting the challenges of entrepreneurship, Sonia discusses the importance of self-imposed routines and community support to maintain motivation and accountability.
• Cultivating Connection in a Remote World: The conversation also touches upon the critical need for human connection, especially post-pandemic, and the ways to foster meaningful interactions in a predominantly remote work environment.

Connect with Sonia:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soniaksingh/
Website: www.SoniaKSingh.com

Connect with Bri:
Website: www.brilogue.com
IG: @bri.logue
FB: @bri.logue
Want to be on the podcast?
Send me an email at: [email protected]

In this episode, I'm chatting with Kendria R. Johnson M. Ed.
Kendria is an Author, Teacher, Public Speaker, Coach, and Business Owner.
Ms. Johnson resonates from Dallas, Texas. She began her career teaching fourth-grade Math and Science and it seem to “stick” to her and bring in a brand new focus for her career choice. Ms. Johnson has a strong passion for girls in STEM careers as she, herself, has been teaching Math and Science for over eighteen years. “I had a daughter that loved Math and my desire is to inspire that passion into someone else’s daughter.”
In August 2022, Kendria dropped her new book Teacher of the Year which is an introduction to her TEACH 4 Life Mentor Program. This program will revolutionize the world of burnout teachers. It is an award-winning comprehensive program that develops stress management and life adaptation skills that are specifically designed for teachers by a teacher. Johnson’s advice has been featured in Forbes Magazine (2021), Out and About Abu Dhabi Magazine, and TEACH Middle East Magazine.
Connect with Kendria:
IG: @teacheroftheyear13
FB: @teacheroftheyear2020
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kendria-johnson-a9634a173
Personal Website: www.iamkendria.com
Business: https://teach4life.training
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Audiobook: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teachforlife-Program
Kindle/Ebook/Amazon Links
https://www.amazon.com/Teacher-Year-Strive-Thrive-Toolkit-ebook/dp/B0BBSBSLNF
Paperback:
https://www.amazon.ae/Teacher-Year-Strive-Thrive-Toolkit/dp/1913434044/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=strive+to+thrive+toolkit&qid=1663769319&s=books&sr=1-1

Connect with Bri:
Website: www.brilogue.com
IG: @bri.logue
FB: @bri.logue
Want to be on the podcast?
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In this episode of The Women Empower Podcast, host Bri Logue welcomes Cassandra Haavisto, a prominent figure in the real estate industry and leader at Northwest Select Real Estate Services. Cassandra shares her inspiring journey, beginning with purchasing a house at 21 and adopting two children as a single parent at 23. Her entrepreneurial spirit led her to establish her own company at 40, following two decades of experience in real estate. The company, primarily managing small apartment buildings for high-net-worth families and smaller partnerships, is also known for its "Inspire Hope" program, aimed at fostering community impact through modest contributions.

Cassandra's involvement in philanthropy is a significant highlight of the conversation. Alongside her boyfriend, she has raised over $275,000 for charity, ingeniously using their mutual passion for motorcycles to engage friends and family in fundraising efforts. The podcast delves into Cassandra's business acumen, particularly the challenges she faced in team management, such as replacing her entire team within a 60-day span. She emphasizes the importance of maintaining a positive attitude, being adaptable, and the necessity of connecting emotionally in sales. Her insights into the housing market, predicting stabilization rather than aggressive growth, underscore her expertise in real estate.
Connect with Cassandra:
nwsres.com
https://www.facebook.com/NWSRES

Connect with Bri:
Website: www.brilogue.com
IG: @bri.logue
FB: @bri.logue
Want to be on the podcast?
Send me an email at: [email protected]