Wonder Podcast: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to Change the World

On this Wonder podcast episode, Kalika sits down with Rich Russakoff, speaker, CEO and Founder of Coach to the Best. As an entrepreneur, Rich is passionate about supporting women in entrepreneurship and helping others reach their potential. Don't miss the episode as Rich shares how you can find your passion and the importance of finding your "zone of genius". Tune in now to this inspiring episode!

Tracy Crossley is an author, entrepreneur, podcast host, and behavioral relationship expert. Her book, Overcoming Insecure Attachment, talks about how to take action and stop fear and anxiety from controlling your life. Her specialty is working with individuals with unhealthy dating and relationship patterns as well as those with behavioral issues like insecure attachment. Listen in as Tracy shares her story. From running a marketing agency to becoming a life coach, from working as a psychic to becoming a behavioral relationship expert–Tracy has had quite the journey!

Timestamped show notes:01:51 - Origin story 05:48 - Ontological coaching 06:49 - Insecure attachment 10:53 - Improving emotional intelligence 14:32 - Awareness 16:26 - Impostor syndrome 22:31 - Insecurity 26:07 - Advice for women entrepreneurs 34:36 - Patterns 43:39 - Working with Tracy 49:20 - Finding someone 53:07 - Tracy’s podcasts

Links: Tracy’s Website: https://tracycrossley.com/ Tracy’s Podcasts: https://tracycrossley.com/podcast/ Overcoming Insecure Attachment: https://tracycrossley.com/book/

Van Lai-DuMone is the founder of worksmart, a progressive team and leadership development consultancy that emphasizes creativity and experiential learning in order to enrich company culture and performance. Some of worksmart’s notable clients include the likes of Google, LinkedIn, and MeUndies. Van credits her upbringing in shaping how she sees the world. Her family moved to the US as war refugees from Vietnam and watched her parents pave a new life for themselves in an unfamiliar environment. She witnessed firsthand how creativity, curiosity, and innovation can help people improve their circumstances. Van’s 17 years of corporate and start-up experience give her the edge she needs on her journey to rewrite the way creativity is applied in the workplace. Listen in!

Timestamps:

02:00 - Starting worksmart

03:56 - Creativity in the workplace

05:51 - Being creative

07:26 - Creativity in youth

10:37 - Coaxing out creativity

12:48 - Thriving clients

15:39 - Other creative exercises

18:43 - Van’s Ted Talk

24:57 - Van’s Inspiring Mother

27:02 - Experiencing chaos

32:15 - Reframing

36:27 - Transformation

39:54 - Looking forward

43:40 - Open to possibility

45:23 - Getting in touch

46:29 - Do today’s work today

49:22 - Habits that lead to success

Links: Worksmart: https://www.worksmartadvantage.com/

Van’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanlaidumone/

Mike Jones joins Kalika for today's EO Wonder podcast episode. Mike is the CEO and Co-Founder of Science Inc., a LA-based startup studio. He takes us to the behind-the-scenes of Science Inc. and how their selection process for incubations. Mike also shares what he considers to be the best trait to be successful. Listen now!

Timestamped show notes

01:06 Kalika introduces today’s guest, Mike Jones.

01:26 Mike Jones started his entrepreneurial journey at a young age as his parents are entrepreneurs as well.

03:40 He talks about start of Science Inc. and what their main goal is as an organization.

04:52 Mike gives some background about one of their high-profile incubations, Dollar Shave Club.

06:30 As Science Inc. is a startup studio, Mike explains what criteria or what they look for in companies or CEOs that they can take in. He highlights that he looks for leaders that people would want to follow and having a vision that compliments their organization’s values.

09:53 Being curious is Mike’s secret to being successful.

11:40 While Science Inc. works with a lot of women CEOs, Mike says it’s not intentional but they are happy to host a diverse group of CEOs.

13:01 He enumerates a number of mistakes entrepreneurs are likely to commit, including how the thinking “pursue your passion” can inadvertently lead to bad business ideas and decisions.

16:09 Mike stresses the importance of having a mentor, especially in the early stages of his career.

18:51 His current big goals are tied to Science Inc. and their family foundation that is focused on improving welfare of children.

20:55 The key is not juggling everything. Select a few things you can do really well and not try to do anything else.

23:00 Understanding that everyone has ebbs and flows is the habit that keeps him motivated, as well as establishing routines.

Key takeaways

1. When entrepreneurs don’t have a big enough vision, they build for the vision they know. They build for small vision.
2. (On work-life balance) Realizing that one couldn’t have it all and there’s only a limited time in a day, one should give up some things to focus on what really matters.

Resources

Entrepreneurs' Organization Science Inc. Dollar Shave Club