Women Empower Wednesdays

In this episode, Bri interviews Lindsay McDonell, an interior designer turned cancer coach who shares her journey from being diagnosed with cancer to becoming a cancer coach. Lindsay talks about the importance of taking care of yourself and listening to your body, and how stress can impact your body. She also emphasizes the role of authenticity in entrepreneurship and connecting with people. Lindsay explains how she gets referrals for her business and how she helps people who are going through cancer by providing them with information and resources. She also talks about her book, Your Dance with Cancer, which is a roadmap that includes her cancer journey, tips and resources, and eight healing practices that anyone can do to regenerate.
About Lindsay:
Lindsay McDonell is a renowned speaker, sought-after cancer coach, and
celebrated author. She has had a successful 24-year career as the owner of a nationally recognized interior design firm. Then diagnosed with cancer, confined to a wheelchair, and told she only had 3 months to live, Lindsay courageously changed the course of her future and has gone on to thrive through 8 years of cancer. Today Lindsay is a powerful cancer coach and voice for the revolution of cancer patient care. Lindsay’s best-selling book is called Your Dance with Cancer: Steps to Maximize Your Chance of Survival.
Connect with Lindsay:
https://www.facebook.com/YourDanceWithCancer https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-mcdonell-3424a623b/ https://www.YourDanceWithCancer.com
Noteworthy Quotes:
"You got to open the doors. When one door closes, another one opens, and to have faith that you have the passion and the power to accomplish what you want to accomplish." - Lindsay McDonell

"And to have faith that you have the passion and the power to accomplish what you want to accomplish, and not go into it with ego. Go into it with authentic feelings about it, because that's what people are going to respond to. They are." - Lindsay McDonell

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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

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Dr. Lj Johnson PsyD. IHP. FDNP. IIN, CHEK, is a women’s hormone coach specializing in endometriosis, PCOS, and fibroids. Lj has worked in the women's health and fitness industry for over 20 years while overcoming her own diagnosis of endometriosis. Lj’s passion is to empower, motivate and educate all women so they too can have quality of life despite their symptoms or diagnosis.
We start off by talking about Dr.Lj's journey as a health coach. She shares her story of being diagnosed with endometriosis and how she was able to turn a challenging experience into an opportunity to help others. She explains how her own experiences with endometriosis inspired her to specialize in women’s hormones and health.
We then move into discussing the various tools Dr.Lj uses to help her clients manage their stress, such as journaling and meditation. She explains how these techniques can help to reduce anxiety and bring awareness to our own needs.
Then Dr.Lj shares her tips on how to get the most out of your health coaching sessions. She outlines how communication is key when it comes to finding strategies that work for each individual. She also emphasizes the importance of creating a connection with your coach and being open and honest with them. With these tools in hand, she hopes to empower her clients to take charge of their health and well-being.
Connect with Dr.LJ:
Work with her https://ljspowerhouz.systeme.io/f248b1a4
Instagram https://bit.ly/38C8s5T
Wholistic Endo Expert Podcast https://apple.co/3AV7QnA
Giveaway:
Make Your Period YOUR Superpower: https://bit.ly/3XMXD5K

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Mills Bender is the founder and CEO of Mills Knows Bills, a team of financial coaches who teach variable-income earners how to master their money within 90 days.
Mills started her financial journey in the Fall of 2014 when she found herself with only $1.50 to her name. She understands the frustration around money mismanagement, struggling with where to start, and the courage it takes to take ownership of your finances.
Since starting Mills Knows Bills, Mills has published a book, been on NBC6, spoken on over 50 platforms, provided over 20,000 households with financial literacy tools and information, and donated financial literacy programs to communities in need through the Mills Mission.
Connect with Mills:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/millsknowsbills/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3qqGaz3u4RnPjUGsaXHfNZ
FREE budget-setting tool - https://millsknowsbills.com/resources/
Book a FREE call with someone on our team - https://calendly.com/millsknowsbills-steffany/15min-1?back=1&month=2022-12

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In this episode, host Bri Logue interviews guest Leslie Kuster, who shares her journey as an entrepreneur and the growth of her e-commerce brand, Back from Bali. Leslie discusses how she retired her husband and moved back to the US from Switzerland to pursue her passion for entrepreneurship. She talks about the importance of ethically made products and the strong relationships she has with her vendors in Bali, Indonesia. Leslie also shares her mindset shift towards success and money, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging one's desire for financial success and embracing it as a source of empowerment. The episode touches on Leslie's decision to hire a coach and her experience of building her brand into a successful business. The conversation concludes with a discussion about handling the challenges and setbacks that come with entrepreneurship.
About Leslie:

Leslie Kuster is a multiple seven-figure e-commerce brand owner whose business, Back From Bali, offers women bohemian chic clothing ethically made in Bali. The success of Back From Bali affords Leslie the life of her dreams, and she is passionate about igniting and inspiring other women entrepreneurs to rise while they create the financial and personal freedom they crave.

Leslie’s well-earned knowledge is born from experience. In her mid-50s, she was able to ricochet her Back From Bali clothing business from 5 figures to earning millions. She is now helping other women entrepreneurs of all ages realize their dreams and grow their businesses.

Leslie empowers women to live their true freedom by teaching them how to create a business that aligns with their deeper core values, enabling women to work in a way that brings ease and flow into their daily lives so they can be truly fulfilled.

You can expect Leslie’s new book Money and Freedom: 7 Keys to 7 Figures: The Women Entrepreneurs' Guide to Money and Freedom in 2022.

With over 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, Leslie’s passion inspires women to pursue entrepreneurship in order for them to step into their independence, know their value, develop their feminine power, and earn the kind of money that creates freedom.
Connect with Leslie:
https://www.lesliekuster.com/

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